Why "Special Features" Suck Now

Modern special-features don’t feel very “special.” This video essay gets to the bottom of why DVD extras became a lost art form, as well a new medium that picked up its slack. Socials - I rarely use them but what if one day I do? How can you miss out on the idea of a *potential* tweet from a random YouTuber you barely know? ► https://twitter.com/johnnyrmarks ► https://www.instagram.com/johnnyrmarks Credit: -Goodbye (Piano cover by Pauliano) -Kirby's Dreamland 3 Grassland Stage 1 remix (Artificial Ignorance) -Video Game (cover by thatbeet) -Be Thankful for What You Got instrumental cover (FERGUNIZED) -At Least It Was Here instrumental remake (Y.L.A. Productions) -All Eyes on Me (Piano cover by Pauliano) Chapters: 0:00 the golden age of special features 1:00 why they don’t feel ‘special’ anymore 1:40 special features mirroring creative process 2:23 new hollywood model 3:32 lukewarm production = lukewarm special features 3:39 blade runner was not fun 4:08 LOTR was fun 4:51 MCU ‘family