“But, man, the way distribution has fallen off.
Sadly, it’s mostly just the audience.
Is there a new generation that really values cinema anymore?
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That’s the dark thought.”
Yet he also acknowledges that such films don’t carry the same relevance they once did.
“It’s hard to imagine indie cinema in particular having the cultural relevance that it did.
It may feel like a bleak stance for lovers of the types of films Linklater holds dear.
Still, he doesn’t want to live as though the “best days” have already passed.
Isn’t that what we all want for everything these days, from democracy on down?”
