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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜好莱坞深陷大片崇拜，中小成本电影举步维艰

近几年，好莱坞式高成本、大制作的系列续集和翻拍作品持续收割票房。相比之下，过去几十年主流的中等预算电影正被逐步挤出市场。加上近年来，网络视频平台空前繁荣，中等规模电影的处境变得艰难。电影市场为什么更加推崇巨制大片？普通电影是否有可能在夹缝中求得生存？

InBlockbusterEra,NoRoomattheBoxOfficefortheMiddlebrow

①Tocombatthearrivalofstreamingservicesandmammothflat-screentelevisions,Hollywoodhasswungsharplytowardeventmovieslike“Avengers:Endgame”(Disney),“FastandFuriousPresents:HobbsShaw”(Universal)andthecoming“Jumanji:TheNextLevel”(Sony).LumberingsequelsandremakesatleasthaveashotatcuttingthroughtheInstagram-Netflix-Fortnite-TikTokclutterandfillingseats.

②Butthereareadversesideeffects.

③“Thesehugefranchisepicturesareelbowingoutmidrangeandlower-budgetmovies,”saidJasonE.Squire,editorof“TheMovieBusinessBook.”“It’sharderformidsizemoviestogettheatersinthefirstplace,muchlessholdontothemlongenoughtobuildanaudience.”

④Death-Star-sizemovieshavebeenaroundfordecades,buttheyusedtolandatspecifictimesoftheyear,andmoremodestfilmscouldsteerclear.Nowcolossalmoviesarrivealmosteveryweekend.

⑤“Amoviehastofeellikeanevent,”saidPaulDergarabedian,aseniormediaanalyst.“Otherwise,peoplesay,‘Ehh,let’sjustwatchNetflix.’”

⑥OrDisneyPlus,CBSAllAccess,ApplePlus,AmazonPrimeVideooranotheroneofthe271streamingservicesnowavailableintheUnitedStates.

⑦Andstreaming-serviceprogrammingisbetterthanever.WhygoouttoseeOscarwinnerswhenyoucanstayin?

⑧Mr.DergarabediannotedthatStudiosusedtobeabletoreliablycounterprogram“tentpole”movies.Amodestcomedyaimedatyoungmen,forinstance,couldgoupagainstafantasysequel,andbothcouldthrive.Butthatstrategyhasbecomeprecarious.

⑨“Moreandmore,it’sallornothing,”Mr.Dergarabediansaid.

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2.mid