[ksymph]

Why would someone study film if they're not interested in it? People have been bored by movies nearly as long as movies have existed; but historically I don't think those people would go into college to study it.

What changed? It's not like there's a lot of money in film, so I struggle to understand the motivations there.

[sowbug]

"... go into college ..." makes it sound like more of an active decision than it is for many students who treat it as four more years of high school. It's not surprising that such students might pick a major that sounds more fun (movies!!) than subjects they already find tedious (more math, more history, more foreign language).

I wish I'd taken a year off after high school to get a job and at least pretend to earn a living. I wonder whether I might have embraced college more if I had.

[dunham]

When I was in school a lot of the CS students would take a telecommunications minor because they needed a minor and it was "easy". It included a film class.

[tdeck]

I've never heard of needing a minor. Was that a requirement at your school?

[taude]

Career prospects with better odds becoming a Hollywood film director than a Junior Developer in software in the age of AI? ;). (I joke, I joke.)