Still the crown jewel, but transformed. The line between "cinema" and "television" has dissolved. Prestige limited series (e.g., Chernobyl , The White Lotus ) now command the cultural reverence once reserved for Oscar-bait films.
In the 1990s, if you mentioned "Seinfeld," 30 million people knew exactly what you meant. Today, mention a hit Netflix show like Wednesday ; some people will have binged it twice, while others have never heard of it. The monoculture has shattered into a thousand subcultures. This is liberating (you can find your tribe) but also alienating (you have less shared language with your neighbor). Avengers.vs.X-men.XXX.An.Axel.Braun.Parody.XXX....
The Avengers, donning their most risqué attire, strutted onto the battlefield. Iron Man sported a pair of skintight leather pants, Captain America wore a fetching thong, and Thor... well, Thor just looked like Thor, but with a slightly more prominent hammer. Still the crown jewel, but transformed