Don’t Panic?
One of potentially many entries in this brand new category. Today, I shall rant about the movie business in Norway, particularly the premiere of the long-awaited Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Why is it that the US gets the movie on April 29th, i.e. in just a few days from now, while we have to wait until July 29th? What is the sadistic logic behind this? Some movies have worldwide premieres, like Star Wars, Matrix, Lord of the Rings… I’m sure there are others, but the point is, why is it that some movies are considered “worthy” by the forces that be, while others get stuck on the way over the Atlantic?
Does this kind of situation not encourage people to obtain illegal copies of movies? History has shown that screeners leak out, movies get filmed with home cameras and are distributed on the net, etc etc. One can argue that the US market is larger and more capable of handling movie premieres all the time and that Norway just cant handle it, but why is it Iceland gets to see the Guide one week after it premieres in the US?! Here’s the interesting thing:
Population of Iceland: just under 300,000
Population of Norway: about 4.5 million
Population and market size can’t possibly matter!
I am really looking forward to this movie, I am not happy about this whole situation and I’m trying not to panic.