The studio system is shut down and blockbusters aren't coming back. Movies are going straight to streaming. Disney and Warner are doing far-reaching reorgs to see to it. Look also at directors like Nolan and Villeneuve complaining - they know their familiar way of life is coming to an end, and they're struggling to cope with the new reality.

Low-budget is something we'll get schooled on. International studios are just as good as we are.

China owns a number of US studios outright, and they also own a lot of the tooling (eg 40% of Epic Games, which is being used for Star Wars). They're cultivating our tech and using it themselves.

Most of the deep fake research amenable to use in films is coming out of China.

I'm not saying it's a sure thing, but China is in a very good position to attempt a takeover of the movie market if they want to.

edit: I'm now being greeted by "You're posting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." on all messages I've attempted to post.

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