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Message: <blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 9561198" data-attributes="member: 90374">We used to have an affordable and strong secondary film scene here in the Twin Cities. Thats completely changed. There are a few places in the city that run old films at a reasonable price, but then the only alternative outside the city is Alamo draft House. While I like Alamo a lot, specifically becasue of events and second runs, its not very affordable for most people at least to do regularly. ...and really thats what is all about, people. Getting them to the cinema to experience a movie together. It's just not something we do anymore. I just got back from a family vacation with at least a dozen people. When I was a kid, something like this would be filled with shared meals, movies, experiences, etc.. Most kids just vanished to their room to their phones. Everybody was disconnected into their own world and had no desire to share one. In fact, it was irritating to them to do so for any amount of time.Expand that to American society, at least, and folks just dont collectively share in person anymore. I mean, they do, but its social media commenting that often lacks a discourse and is just drive by sniping. Its in, and then its out, just as fast. Those kids on my vacation were devastated by tiktok ban, and its hard to relate. I suppose, it would be like TV going off the air for me as a kid. I dont know...I dont think anything is particularly magical about the theater, its always been about the experience. People helped make that happen, and they just dont anymore. YMMV.</blockquote>

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