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Surely, at some point, things will be the way they used to be again, right?
Doesnt that have to be true?
No, it doesnt.
The lack of big studio movies this year has led to some welcome firsts.
It may be time to stop hoping for that moment.
Talk to these people, and what you hear a lot is: Wait until next year.
(Thatconversation ended the minute it became clear that seemingly half the Academy was making Netflix movies.)
Those legacy companies have somehow managed to survive, often by co-opting their upstart rivals.
And about those studios: There arent many left.
Thats the new normal, pandemic or not.
No wonder everyones so anxious.
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