I'm wondering if some of the changes that IMDB had implemented had also had an impact on the rise of Letterboxd. Early on, IMDB had a communal element to it with really active forums, however IMDB shut those down in 2017 which pushed people off the platform and into other spaces. Letterboxd filled that void with a pretty active review/comment section creating a much more communal experience than IMDB offered.
Thanks for this. A really enjoyable read. I love that Letterboxd provides some benefits to paid subscriptions, like streaming service filtering, and would love to see similar features added. Things that don’t necessarily limit functionality but add to it. What that looks like though, no idea!
An interesting read. I recently wrote about Letterboxd with a lot less data and analysis going on, and more opinion. I also talked about A24'S Google deal and the Warners Paramount merger and said it's all looking a bit bleak for film fans of late.
In its early days I always thought Letterboxd was just Goodreads for movies. Amazon eventually bought Goodreads and integrated their review scores into their bookstore. Would make sense for a big online movie store to do the same for Letterboxd.
Besides the monetisation problem with scaling, the "weird" parts also go. Letterboxd was this quirky place for movie nerds and film fans, who share a certain world view about things, but more people coming in aren't in that "in" group.
I'm wondering if some of the changes that IMDB had implemented had also had an impact on the rise of Letterboxd. Early on, IMDB had a communal element to it with really active forums, however IMDB shut those down in 2017 which pushed people off the platform and into other spaces. Letterboxd filled that void with a pretty active review/comment section creating a much more communal experience than IMDB offered.
Interesting read. I wasn’t aware of those Letterboxd stats.
Thanks for this. A really enjoyable read. I love that Letterboxd provides some benefits to paid subscriptions, like streaming service filtering, and would love to see similar features added. Things that don’t necessarily limit functionality but add to it. What that looks like though, no idea!
https://twistedwonderland.substack.com/p/enshittification-comes-for-film?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1yp56m oh, and here's the thing I wrote about Letterboxd
An interesting read. I recently wrote about Letterboxd with a lot less data and analysis going on, and more opinion. I also talked about A24'S Google deal and the Warners Paramount merger and said it's all looking a bit bleak for film fans of late.
I wonder if Netflix would do to Letterboxd what Amazon did to IMDB?
In its early days I always thought Letterboxd was just Goodreads for movies. Amazon eventually bought Goodreads and integrated their review scores into their bookstore. Would make sense for a big online movie store to do the same for Letterboxd.
Besides the monetisation problem with scaling, the "weird" parts also go. Letterboxd was this quirky place for movie nerds and film fans, who share a certain world view about things, but more people coming in aren't in that "in" group.