Cinema has always followed money with remarkable intuition. Long before balance sheets make headlines, economic pressure finds its way into scripts, pacing, characters, and the scale of dreams that feel believable on screen. Films absorb the emotional climate of their moment, translating prosperity into spectacle and scarcity into restraint. Over time, a clear transition appears. Cinema once leaned towards grandeur, ambition, and excess. Today, it leans towards burnout, containment, and endurance. This shift feels less like an artistic choice and more like an honest response to how life is experienced.

Director Bong Joon Ho, of "Parasite" fame, will be returning to the big screen with "Mickey 17", a film based on the book “Mickey 7” by Edward Ashton. The movie is set for release, around the globe, on March 29, 2024.