Traditional shooting becomes "a bit of a dinosaur" – Variety

Leonardo DiCaprio is nervous: the making of traditional films can be threatened with extinction.

"We are entering the era of streaming where things are so immediate and you suddenly have a new show, eight episodes of a brilliant new show that you can watch almost every day," DiCaprio said. at Variety, Monday premiere of "Once upon a time in Hollywood", Quentin Tarantino's look on 1969 Los Angeles.
DiCaprio plays in the film as a Hollywood star with Brad Pitt as a faithful stuntman and now a driver.

"So, when you talk about a movie shot on a movie in which you have all the Hollywood Boulevard neighborhoods and that physically turned into 1969 without computer graphics, that's sort of a real step back for an era of film production that we will not see. more, he says.

"In a way, it's a bit of a dinosaur," DiCaprio continued. "I only hope that we will have this community theatrical experience to go and see a great piece of art together and enjoy it."

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DiCaprio's words echo many others in Hollywood. Steven Spielberg has become one of the most virulent powers to denounce the "Netflix and chill" movie experience at home.

"I hope we all continue to believe that the greatest contribution we can make as filmmakers is to offer the public a theatrical experience," Spielberg said in February when he accepted the Filmmaker award at the CAS Awards of the Cinema Audio Society. "I firmly believe that cinemas must be eternal."

Spielberg did not mention his name, but said, "I love television. I like the opportunity. Some of today's greatest writings are about television, some of the best directors, and some of the best performances. [are] on television today. The sound is better in the houses than ever before in history, but nothing beats going into a big dark theater with people you've never met before and having that experience to charm you. This is something we all really believe in.