Another year of Sundance begins today. This will be my 11th consecutive year attending the festival. My experience at the festival has given me low expectations throughout the years. They keep telling the locals that there will be more tickets available to the films, but for the past five years or so, it feels like the tickets are minimal. I used to be able to get tickets to all the movies I wanted, and that included the opening night film. Now, I basically go through my list, crossing out all the films that are sold out, and only get the ones at the bottom.
Sundance used to be different. It used to be fun! I'll be honest, when I was younger, I would go to the films depending on the celebrities that were involved. Now, I'm more involved with the films themselves. I have seen too many horrible films at Sundance. It's not worth it anymore.
Main Street is even different. The young people around the area have discovered how amazing the festival is and flock to Park City to see celebrities. But because they are doing that, the celebrities don't go to Main anymore. I used to see Jake Gyllenhaal, the cast of That 70s Show, and Luke Wilson walking up the street, but now, you can't catch a glimpse of anyone. This year, they have completely shut down the street to vehicles because it has gotten so big. There is no parking on Main, and the chance of finding parking on Swede Alley (the street behind Main) is slim to none.
Basically, the Sundance Film Festival is becoming a circus and is no longer fun. Sure, I'll still attend, but I think there may be a point in the next few years where it just won't be worth it anymore. Purchasing tickets has already been disappointing for the last few years and is becoming more and more depressing when you don't get the movies you want. But, what can you do? Being a local doesn't really have it's benefits anymore. It's discouraging and fustrating.
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