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Advances in technology has affected the ways in which movies are produced, distributed, and exhibited. Today we can arrizcs, watch, rent or purchase just about any major/blockbuster film through hand-held devices, iTunes platform, technology industry giant Apple offers movies for sale and rent. In recent times Netflix has provided customers the option to rent by mail or access movies online. Movies are offered cheaper and trips to video rental stores such as Blockbuster are avoided or eliminated. In fact, Blockbuster has been navigating troubled waters for quite some time a direct result of the ever growing popularity of the Internet and other technologies. To that end, Blockbuster has made moves to adjust and adapt to the new environment. These days producers and directors have some amount of flexibility and leverage in marketing their products. There are many movies are made available for download and sale via the Internet. Independent talent sees/uses the Internet as venue to be seen and or discovered. Outlets such as YouTube provide a platform for straight to the Internet films. It is cheaper in some cases to use technology although some people still like to go to the movie theater. Where theaters still hold a small advantage is availability. Sometimes it takes a while for movies to be available through Netflix, IMDb, or Blockbuster.
Changes to the way movies are produced, exhibited and distributed definitely have impact on the quality and depth of the films. Full-length movies created soley for the Internet are difficult to come by. Watching a movie on a smaller screen for example and iPad or smartphone often result in details being lost. Filmmakers contend that this decreases the enjoyment of the person watching it. I strongly believe there are some movies that are best seen on a bigger screen TV or the movie theater, add 3D and the experience is taken moved up another level. For example Total Recall, directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell and