WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.879 Welcome to the deep dive. If you're staring at 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:05.059 your streaming options this 4th of July weekend, 00:00:05.480 --> 00:00:07.900 wondering what to watch. Well, you're in the 00:00:07.900 --> 00:00:11.419 right place. Our mission today to help you cut 00:00:11.419 --> 00:00:14.740 through all that clutter in the 2024 streaming 00:00:14.740 --> 00:00:17.260 world and build your perfect holiday watch list. 00:00:17.780 --> 00:00:20.160 Consider this your remote control cheat sheet. 00:00:20.339 --> 00:00:22.440 Yeah, it's a fascinating space right now. Really 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:26.600 dynamic and figuring out who's top dog. Well, 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:28.199 it really depends on how you slice it doesn't 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:31.120 it how so well look at Nielsen's the gauge data 00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:34.539 from October 2024 that tracks actual viewing 00:00:34.539 --> 00:00:36.899 time Disney Plus was leading an hours watched 00:00:36.899 --> 00:00:38.859 about eleven point seven percent YouTube right 00:00:38.859 --> 00:00:41.619 behind Okay viewing hours, but then if you look 00:00:41.619 --> 00:00:44.840 at paid subscriptions SVOD market share Statista 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:47.820 says Amazon Prime video leads with 22 % Netflix 00:00:47.820 --> 00:00:50.280 just a fraction behind so wait this is number 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:53.600 seen What's the real picture with these streaming 00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:55.280 wars? It just shows the different strategies, 00:00:55.659 --> 00:00:57.780 right? Free platforms like YouTube, they pull 00:00:57.780 --> 00:00:59.960 in massive hours. Paid services like Netflix, 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:02.560 Prime Video, they're building huge subscriber 00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:05.420 bases. And Disney Plus. Disney Plus is all about 00:01:05.420 --> 00:01:08.560 leveraging that incredible IP they own. So for 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:10.260 today, we kind of narrowed it down. We're focusing 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:13.439 on the big six. You see topping charts across 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:16.579 the board. Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus. 00:01:17.420 --> 00:01:20.120 Max, Hulu, and Peacock, they all have their own 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:22.219 angle. Makes sense. And it's interesting how 00:01:22.219 --> 00:01:24.219 they use big holidays like the fourth. Yeah. 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:26.840 It's not just red, white, and blue content anymore. 00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:29.439 Not at all. They use these weekends as prime 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:32.280 real estate to launch massive new originals, 00:01:32.620 --> 00:01:35.260 often not even themed, stuff designed to dominate 00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:37.280 chat or get people signing up. Right. OK, so 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:39.540 let's dive into those premieres first, the premieres 00:01:39.540 --> 00:01:42.540 club. Yeah. Netflix has The Old Guard 2. Yeah, 00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:45.560 the sequel. Charlie's Theron's back. High budget 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.540 superhero stuff. Looks like Uma Thurman and Henry 00:01:48.540 --> 00:01:50.859 Golding are joining, too. And the plot. Andy 00:01:50.859 --> 00:01:53.719 Theron's character is grappling with losing her 00:01:53.719 --> 00:01:56.280 immortality just as Quinn returns. Expect lots 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:59.079 of action, maybe some angst. Got it. Prime video. 00:01:59.219 --> 00:02:02.140 They've got heads of state. Action comedy. John 00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:05.620 Cena plays a, well, the description says, doofus 00:02:05.620 --> 00:02:09.159 American president. Yeah. And Idris Elba is a 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.069 gruff British prime minister. They apparently 00:02:12.069 --> 00:02:14.289 have to go on the run after Air Force One gets 00:02:14.289 --> 00:02:16.750 shot down. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is in it, too. 00:02:16.990 --> 00:02:19.250 Sounds like pure popcorn fun. That's star power. 00:02:19.409 --> 00:02:21.490 Definitely feels like it. And over on Max, something 00:02:21.490 --> 00:02:23.770 totally different. Sinners. Oh, right. The Ryan 00:02:23.770 --> 00:02:25.710 Coogler one from the Black Panther director. 00:02:26.449 --> 00:02:28.870 Exactly. Michael B. Jordan stars playing twin 00:02:28.870 --> 00:02:32.030 brothers. It's set in 1932 Mississippi. They 00:02:32.030 --> 00:02:34.710 open a juke joint, and then vampires show up. 00:02:34.729 --> 00:02:38.500 Whoa. Vampires. Yeah, they're calling it a horror 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:41.759 musical phenomenon. Southern Gothic, historical 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:44.639 drama, supernatural horror. Explore some heavy 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:47.099 themes, too. And it's making history using Black 00:02:47.099 --> 00:02:49.680 American Sign Language. Streams July 4th. Wow, 00:02:49.699 --> 00:02:52.180 that sounds intense. Okay, switching gears a 00:02:52.180 --> 00:02:55.199 bit. Red, white, and blockbusters for that classic 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:57.080 patriotic feel. Got to start with Independence 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:00.360 Day, the 96 one, pure unadulterated alien fighting 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:03.599 fun. Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pullman's 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:06.770 speech. Iconic. Absolutely iconic. Or if you 00:03:06.770 --> 00:03:09.629 need speed. Top Gun. You can do the 86 original 00:03:09.629 --> 00:03:12.870 and the 2022 sequel Maverick. Classic Tom Cruise. 00:03:13.250 --> 00:03:15.169 And honestly, many argue Maverick is even better. 00:03:15.469 --> 00:03:17.530 Yeah, I've heard that. Amazing aerials. Totally. 00:03:17.669 --> 00:03:21.810 And for just like pure Americana nostalgia, The 00:03:21.810 --> 00:03:25.069 Sandlot. Oh, The Sandlot. Great call. Such a 00:03:25.069 --> 00:03:27.449 sweet coming of age movie. And that scene, the 00:03:27.449 --> 00:03:29.490 Fourth of July night game with the fireworks. 00:03:30.110 --> 00:03:32.689 just perfectly captures that summer feeling. 00:03:33.069 --> 00:03:35.330 It really does. OK, moving towards maybe something 00:03:35.330 --> 00:03:38.590 a bit more thoughtful, a more perfect union for 00:03:38.590 --> 00:03:41.150 contemplative patriotism. Right. Spielberg's 00:03:41.150 --> 00:03:44.150 Lincoln, Daniel Day -Lewis is just incredible. 00:03:44.289 --> 00:03:46.849 It focuses on the intense fight to pass the 13th 00:03:46.849 --> 00:03:50.270 Amendment. It's less a history lesson, more a 00:03:50.270 --> 00:03:52.430 gripping political thriller about how democracy 00:03:52.430 --> 00:03:54.710 actually works or doesn't sometimes. Definitely 00:03:54.710 --> 00:03:57.110 shows the struggle. What else fits here? How 00:03:57.110 --> 00:04:01.360 about glory? The 1989 film, true story of the 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:03.599 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the first 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:06.340 all -black regiments in the Union Army. Denzel 00:04:06.340 --> 00:04:09.020 Washington won an Oscar. Just a powerful story 00:04:09.020 --> 00:04:11.840 about incredible courage against, well, everything. 00:04:11.879 --> 00:04:13.539 A truly important story. And maybe something 00:04:13.539 --> 00:04:15.979 more modern, but just as inspiring, hidden figures. 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:20.259 Oh, fantastic movie. Yeah, 2016. About the brilliant 00:04:20.259 --> 00:04:23.379 African -American women mathematicians at NASA. 00:04:23.819 --> 00:04:26.279 Their contributions were ignored for so long 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:29.040 while they were battling racism and sexism. Great 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:31.160 one to watch with the family. Absolutely. And 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.670 we can't forget the revolutionary take. Hamilton. 00:04:33.889 --> 00:04:36.670 Lin -Manuel Miranda's masterpiece. The filmed 00:04:36.670 --> 00:04:39.170 version of the Broadway show telling Alexander 00:04:39.170 --> 00:04:42.129 Hamilton's story using hip -hop, jazz, R &B. 00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:44.310 It's like that quote says, the story of America 00:04:44.310 --> 00:04:47.329 then told by America now. It's just electrifying. 00:04:47.790 --> 00:04:50.350 Only on Disney Plus though. Good point. Exclusive 00:04:50.350 --> 00:04:52.790 there. Okay, final category. Maybe you need a 00:04:52.790 --> 00:04:55.069 break from the patriotism. The Great Escape. 00:04:55.230 --> 00:04:57.110 Summer blockbusters without the flag waving. 00:04:57.290 --> 00:04:59.370 And you have to start with the film that basically 00:04:59.370 --> 00:05:02.680 invented the summer blockbuster. Jaws. Spielberg 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:05.500 again. Yep, 1975. Ironically set over a chaotic 00:05:05.500 --> 00:05:07.540 holiday weekend, it's just a master class in 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:10.079 suspense. Honestly, some people call Jaws the 00:05:10.079 --> 00:05:12.879 best 4th of July movie, period, even without 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:14.819 the patriotism. I can see that argument. It's 00:05:14.819 --> 00:05:16.579 brilliant. What else for pure escape? How about 00:05:16.579 --> 00:05:19.560 National Treasure, the 2004 one? Nicolas Cage 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:22.139 as a historian who steals the Declaration of 00:05:22.139 --> 00:05:24.540 Independence. To find a treasure map hidden on 00:05:24.540 --> 00:05:26.720 the back, it's so ridiculous, but so much fun. 00:05:27.019 --> 00:05:30.519 Exactly. Rollicking, witty, totally improbable, 00:05:30.740 --> 00:05:32.910 great. family adventure. Okay, so that's quite 00:05:32.910 --> 00:05:35.550 a list from brand new stuff like the Old Guard 00:05:35.550 --> 00:05:38.870 2 and Sinners to classics like Independence Day, 00:05:39.449 --> 00:05:42.310 thoughtful films like Glory and Lincoln, and 00:05:42.310 --> 00:05:45.509 pure fun like Jaws or National Treasure. Your 00:05:45.509 --> 00:05:47.810 remote should be feeling pretty powerful right 00:05:47.810 --> 00:05:50.500 now. Definitely armed and ready and maybe as 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:52.379 you're scrolling through these options this holiday 00:05:52.379 --> 00:05:55.459 think about it this range of choices From the 00:05:55.459 --> 00:05:58.100 celebratory to the critical to pure escape kind 00:05:58.100 --> 00:06:00.699 of reflects the complex story of America itself, 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:02.980 doesn't it? That's a great point Yeah, both the 00:06:02.980 --> 00:06:06.100 ideals and the messy ongoing reality So the question 00:06:06.100 --> 00:06:09.319 for you is which story will you choose to stream 00:06:09.319 --> 00:06:11.519 this fourth and what might it reveal?