The Disparity of Films

I'm going to take a breather from ragging on the fangirls as a new, more serious problem has emerged in the realm of film.

Canada may be famous for the Toronto Film Festival, but Canada is NOT Toronto...Toronto is PART of Canada, not ALL of it. Just because they call themselves the "center of the universe" doesn't mean that they actually are.

I am not from Toronto...I'm not even from Ontario. I hail from Western Canada.

When talking to a friend of mine from Bathurst, NB, it became known to me that quality films like "The Imitation Game" are released in limited locations. I was fortunate enough to be able to see it due to a fluke error by Cineplex, but several other people in my city were disappointed because there was only one screening at only one theater. (There are several theaters in the area)

As it happens, my friend blasted her local theater for not screening "The Imitation Game". Just because a movie is more independent than others, it doesn't deserve to be excluded from having multiple screenings.

This particular film has already been critically acclaimed but they refuse to show more screenings other than in Toronto. Why? There are plenty of other fans living in the rest of Canada who have been clamoring to see "The Imitation Game" but are left out because Toronto gets everything.

But it's not just that.

Could it be that there is a conspiracy against "The Imitation Game" and possibly against Benedict? "The Theory of Everything", the critically acclaimed Stephen Hawking biopic, is being screened multiple times in multiple theaters in multiple cities. It has less Oscar buzz than "The Imitation Game" but has been in theaters for more than a week.

In fact, I am quite certain that more people would flock to see "The Imitation Game" than "The Theory of Everything", but they are being paid no heed. How is that fair for film enthusiasts?
We live in North America, the center of democracy and freedom, but yet we cannot see all of the films we want to see.

There should be an equal filming distribution among cities, not that a bigger city gets a screening and a smaller city gets nothing. There are also places around the world that are unable to screen the film as well due to "censorship" laws and prejudice.

Do you think Benedict and the other people working their hardest on this film would like hearing that fans were unable to see it because of limited screenings? Either way they earn their money but I know for a fact that Benedict loves his fans and would be upset that they couldn't see his work.

If film companies are heavily against bit torrent sites like The Pirate Bay for distributing film and television shows and music for free, perhaps they should release their films EVERYWHERE instead of being choosy about where they screen. The film industry needs to remind itself that it's because of everyday people that they make their money...these everyday people spend their money on admission to these movies, as well as the food at the concession counter.

If it weren't for the everyday people paying this money at the box office, the film industry would not be where it is today. Perhaps it's time the film industry gave back!