What does cinema mean in the Trump Era?

Hopefully the Trump era isn't long and we head into a better epoch soon, but cinema is a process and not a result or "product".

In 2017, movies were finally reduced to flooding, disposable, expensive junk. Popcorn movies have as much fluff and flavor and nutritional value as popcorn. That ain't much, which is why you have to eat so much to feel satisfied.

Trump's America is the worst I've experienced. Reminds me of the dark, bleak days of George Bush Sr & Jr mixed with the willfully ignorant, gaudy, desensitized numbness of Reagan and Ford era content. Republicans have steadily declined into deeper lies, conspiracy, crime, genocide and evil (the lack of God). But hopefully this is America bottoming out.

If Trump is to be president for 2018, expect Hollywood to keep losing money and investing in bigger, dumber movies (think The Farting Butt film in "Idiocracy") while indies continue to dry up. I expect Netflix will probably hit a snag before their big push for cinema. Stranger Things is already tired and Kevin Spacey was Netflix's biggest star. Troma and Full Moon might get a minor boost in bank loans but highly doubtful. I think this tiny economy recovery is going to serve only the rich and most indie producers are too small and disorganized to compete. Maybe Lloyd Kaufman and Charles Band will finally team-up... or Roger Corman can buy their catalogs.

But, I think grass roots REAL underground cinema by independent directors might have a shot. When America's elite become outwardly fascist, conservative and criminal, its the American people who get pissed off, informed, active and creative. Art needs inspiration. Survival, liberty, justice. These are things that inspired the best films of all time. And you don't need a budget or new technology to make real art. All you need is a camera, a subject and an eye.