>It was kind of an illustration that it didn't make sense. I mean I can understand targeting teenagers vs adults but as a 52 year old I watch / read much the same stuff that I did as a 25 year old.
Yes, but the difference is, this time it's not made for you. E.g. same way I could still watch the teletubbies -- even enjoy it and look forward to the next episode, it doesn't mean it was made with my demographic in mind.
The idea is most movies will show sub-40 people, sub-40 aspirations, sub-40 plots, sub-40 situations, be based on sub-40 concerns, and sub-40 fashion, etc.
Though younger actors doesn't necessarily mean they are making it just for a younger audience. Old folks with walking sticks would rather see someone fit play superman than a doddery version.
If it's Superman it's already for a younger audience.
Of course with the infantilization of culture that's difficult for a lot of people to fathom, and it even needs to be masked a little (that's what causes the need to have people like Nolan to instill dime-store "darkness" into superhero movies, which supposedly makes it "deeper", while it's still 10 times as shallow as e.g. "The Searchers").
Yes, but the difference is, this time it's not made for you. E.g. same way I could still watch the teletubbies -- even enjoy it and look forward to the next episode, it doesn't mean it was made with my demographic in mind.
The idea is most movies will show sub-40 people, sub-40 aspirations, sub-40 plots, sub-40 situations, be based on sub-40 concerns, and sub-40 fashion, etc.