Steven Spielberg’s crusade to de-legitimize Netflix has angered plenty, but I can only imagine how Netflix must have reacted to the legendary director’s proposal to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science of banning Netflix from Oscar consideration in the future, unless they adhere to full theatrical release protocols with their films (90 days in theaters).
Netflix went to their Twitter, late Sunday night, and responded to the AMPAS and Spielberg. Prefacing the fact that they "love cinema," the streaming giant added "Here are some other things we also love: Access for people who can't always afford, or live in towns without, theaters; Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same time; Giving filmmakers more ways to share art." Amen.
Spielberg’s aforementioned crusade is the most bourgeois of attempts to stall a company that has made it possible for many films to be made the last few years, some of which were deemed un-bankable by Hollywood studio and thus could not get greenlit in Tinseltown. Hell, even Scorsese was having issues finding funding with the de-aging process for his next film “The Irishman.” Spielberg is not only a director but a producer as well, which means he’s concerned that Netflix are stealing monetary opportunities. To hell with him.