I have been hearing alot about the fact that hollywood is shocked that it is not immune from this economic downturn. They are quite stupid to think they would be immune this time around. Old hollywood did not have TV’s, DVDs, blockbusters and netflix, much less the internet to compete with. People actually had to go to the movies to escape. In hollywoods greed for ever larger paychecks, they created all of the above to make more per movie.
I think the same will happen with sports, although a bit slower. I believe televised games, cable sports pay channels and the like will drive attendance down dramatically this year and hopefully all these over paid athletes and movie stars will finally see they are not indespenible nor are they even remotely important.
I hope more families will engage in closeness activities as this downturn occurs. Camping, going to the beach, fishing, hiking. No distractions from the family, time to build relationships. Maybe then the kids and the parents wont need to turn to athletes and movie/music idols, they can have a hero to worship in their own family, their parents, as it should be.
God did not call himself Father for no reason. We are to base our relationship on the closest one we are supposed to have. Sadly, due to the above mentioned distractions, Father is last on the list, if he is even present in the home at all anymore. I, sadly, have to say, I hope this country completely crashes. I know that it will stink, but I also can only envision how this will rebuild families, churches, communities as never before, all while eliminating most distractions.
Some of the leading actors have had to take a reduction in salary for movies made. Poor Harrison Ford only received 8 million for his last picture.