Netflix Is Tearing This Country Apart
“Red States vs. Blue States” is so 2004. Now we can use this Netflix heat map on the New York Times website to fully understand the cultural/socio-economic differences of areas in the United States, by seeing what their most popular movie rentals are. For example, Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes To Jail gets a lot of rentals in Atlanta, but absolutely none in Seattle. It also seems like the further away you get from a major metropolitan city, the more popular Paul Blart: Mall Cop becomes.
However, not all movies have a divisive effect. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is on queues all across this great nation, in cities and suburbs. Twilight also seems pretty popular, no matter where you are. However, despite its huge returns at the box office, nobody wants to watch Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull again. The USA will heal over the ridiculousness of that ending.
