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Michael B. Jordan Did the Impossible — In an era of mounting crises, the "Sinners" star got people off their couches and into cinemas for an original film

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Michael B. Jordan Did the Impossible

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It's weird how people act like star power is bringing viewers to theaters. I haven't seen the movie, but I will, and I'm sure he's good in it. But I'll see it because it looks like a great movie, not because I want to see the latest Michael B. Jordan film. I'm old enough to remember a time when an actor's name would sell tickets, but that was ages ago.
- You’re right but also this is just his agent/PR team marketing him
Phrasing it like theaters are losing audiences due to laziness and not a bad value proposition is nuts to me
It's amazing to this same article posted on Reddit where the bots descend to make a massively toxic pile where nobody liked the movie even though it was a massive success. It's a great movie too with great music
- It was a really well done movie, interweaving a main story with interesting characters, interweaving time periods, an homage to blues and some blue's heroes, and at the heart lies a classic horror genre made fresh. This one took me by surprise. I plan on watching it a second time, just to recapture its essence again.
  Now with that said, did it really rescue the film industry? I say no. One great one amongst a flow of mediocre movies you would wait and see at home, does not save the day or the movie theaters.
I'm currently waiting through the trailers for my second watch in theaters lol
It's almost like if you have a director and star that have a had a string of good movies. People will show up to the next one regardless if it's a franchise or not.

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