Is the InterNet killing cultural expression? II

Is the InterNet killing cultural expression? II. Jan 28, 2019.

In this chart we see another perspective of quality: Critical acclaim of the top movies in Rotten Tomatoes ([Fig 3.5 [1]), that is, the scoring of the 10th best, 50th best, and 100th best film of the years shown below. Obviously, this is just what the cultural elites think, it says nothing of commercial success. But it is a way to measure quality:


Before 2000, the 100th best film score below 40; in 2016 scored 90. The 50th best film scored 72; in 2016 scored 94; and the 10th best scored in 1998 a 90, and in 2016  a 95.

How do we know that greater number of TV shows is not killing quality? That's discussed in the next post, Is the InterNet killing cultural expression? III

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References

[1]  Joel Waldfogel's Digital Reinassance. Princeton: Princeton Univ Press, 2018.