Dat gebeurt zonder dat kijkers extra hoeven te betalen. Wat Nolan betreft maakt dat van HBO Max "de slechtste streamingdienst" die er is. "Sommige van de grootste filmmakers en meest belangrijke filmsterren gingen afgelopen nacht naar bed met het idee dat ze werkten voor de beste filmstudio, om wakker te worden en te ontdekken dat ze in werkelijkheid werken voor de slechtste streamingdienst."
Harde kritiek
Nolan uitte dus harde kritiek. Volgens hem had Warner Bros. alles in handen om goede films te blijven maken en het werk van filmmakers wereldwijd bij iedereen te kunnen presenteren.
"Ze begrijpen niet eens wat ze verliezen. Hun beslissing is economisch allesbehalve logisch en zelfs de meest casual investeerder op Wall Street kan het verschil zien tussen verstoring en disfunctionaliteit", aldus Nolan.
Maar er zijn ook heel wat fans allerminst blij met Nolan. Hij zou volgens hen Warner Bros. juist hiertoe gedwongen hebben door zoveel nadruk te leggen op de release van Tenet in de bioscoop. Dat bleek een flinke en kostbare strop voor de filmstudio, met mogelijk dit als een van de gevolgen.
LOL. Christopher Nolan is the REASON that Warner Brothers made the decision they did. He fucked them on TENET. He forced it to go theatrical and lose millions of dollars. Any filmmakers who are angry should direct their complaints to Nolan. He caused this.
-- Sameer Ketkar (@BurntMan2010) December 8, 2020
Theaters wouldn't be in as much trouble if people like Nolan hadn't tried to rush films back into theaters. Theaters would be in a much better state if we had kept them closed, and as a cinephile, I hate the idea that to keep theaters open people need to risk their lives. https://t.co/BTYUHBE1aK
-- AdequateEmily (@AdequateEmily) December 8, 2020
If this was a pre-pandemic world & WB made the shift to a simultaneous theatrical/HBO Max release model, I would support Nolan's point
-- Sheraz Farooqi (@SherazFarooqi_) December 8, 2020
The problem is COVID changed the theatrical model for the worse & a full rebound is not likely. Hope they only do this for 2021, but I doubt it.
I love going to the movies and I miss it. But until there's a vaccine I'll gladly watch everything I can in the safety of my own home. Nolan as much as I adore his films just comes off as arrogant and a purist when 2020 has radically changed the landscape of film. My two cents.
-- Chris Barreras (@Gingerdome81) December 8, 2020
Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest auteurs in cinema history and his films are spectacular set pieces......but he's in for the same rude awakening as everyone else that thinks theaters are going back to old normal after a vaccine. He won't survive if he doesn't adapt. pic.twitter.com/9Pe6HyzDw4
-- TheFliteCast AKA "Testerical Manlet with a Mob" (@TheFliteCast) December 8, 2020
Nolan trying to convince people and studios to release movies in theaters during a global pandemic pic.twitter.com/530sPth1AI
-- Pablo Leon (@ArtsyPabster) December 8, 2020
I get that WBs approach to their HBO Max announcement (in regards to filmmakers) was shitty, but Nolan's lack of awareness about his own role in making life harder for theaters by refusing any sort of compromise needs to be called out. Not to mention we're STILL in a pandemic.
-- Jordan Maison (@JordanMaison) December 8, 2020
How would Chris Nolan even know what the "worst" streaming service is, it's a known fact he only watches films via an IMAX projector hand-cranked by human interns
-- Phil Nobile Jr. (@PhilNobileJr) December 8, 2020
