Jean Renoir predicted the decline of modern movies (and art in general)

Renoir specifically rejects the idea that movies should be simulations. Realism in painting died precisely because it was functionally a precursor to photography. Movies as simulations are facing extinction today for the same reason. What you're missing is that media like painting and film are more than what your limited view allows you to see, and that's because in both media a flawed approach became mainstream and defined how we think of them and their potential. You have to learn to value film and develop literacy.

/tvpol/ constantly screams about "hehe le modern art is shit because its le toilet" and not some photorealistic romantic era nature painting.

Plato's take was proven as flawed as soon as life began imitating art.

This is why porn can't be real sex.

And they are right to do so.

The truth is art dies when it gets everpresent, more accessible, and then replaced.
>Photography killed painting
>Film killed photography and ballet
>Audio recording killed classical music
>Sound film killed operas/musicals/theatre
>Cassettes and CDs killed music
>TV and video killed film
>Internet killed Tv and video and CDs
>Everything above is now accessible but dead
In 30 years I won't be surprised if the concept of art is something alien to humanity

>In 30 years I won't be surprised if the concept of art is something alien to humanity
Thank you, capitalism.

They're really not. If conservatives ruled the artworld, all you would have are boring as shit nature paintings. Right wing people are anti-art in general.

I think you misunderstood my point. I'm not rejecting the value of non-representative art at all, I'm just saying its audience is a considerably smaller niche. When an artistic medium serves a dual purpose of both representation and aesthetic expression/innovation, the demand for it is high, which pumps lifeblood into the medium and encourages all forms of innovation and expression alongside the "simulation" aspect. When the need for representation is gone, over time it will just become a much smaller field with a smaller audience

I don't really consider this a bad thing from a creative aspect, but I think it's the reason movies feel less "important" on a broad cultural scale than they did up through the 90s/early 00s. And it will result in decreased funding, which is worth noting since cinema is such an expensive medium

>Cassettes and CDs killed music
Music is still around though?