The actress associates ‘the decline of cinema as a primary form of entertainment’ with the popularization of YouTube and relatively democratic access to the internet
Natalie Portman believes he is living in a new era. In an interview with Vanity Fair (via NME), she stated that “the decline of cinema as a primary form of entertainment” has been surprising, relating the change to the effects of YouTube: “If you ask someone my kids’ age about movie stars, they don’t know anyone in compared to YouTube stars, or something like that.”
“There’s a liberation in that, in having your art not be popular art. You can really explore what’s interesting to you. It becomes much more about passion than about commerce. It’s also interesting to be mindful that it doesn’t become something elitist. I think that all these art forms, when they become less popular, you need to start asking yourself: who are we doing this for now?”, asked the actress.
Portman He further pondered: “It’s incredible too, because there was this democratization of creativity, where the gatekeepers were demoted and everyone can create things and incredible talents emerge.”
“And the accessibility is incredible. If you lived in a small town, you might not have been able to access a big arthouse movie theater when I was growing up. Now it seems like if you have an internet connection, you can access anything. It’s quite surprising that, at the same time, more people than ever can see your weird art film because of this extraordinary access. So it’s a two-sided coin.”
Source: Rollingstone
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