Question

The film industry is no different from any other, and in the long run, products with low demand are abandoned for products for which the demand, and therefore the potential to maximize profits, is high. Accordingly, big-budget films will lead to the eventual demise of art-house cinema. While art-house films consistently receive critical appreciation by the media, audiences are invariably more drawn to blockbusters that are produced by multimillion dollar corporations that can afford to captivate viewers using special effects and the latest technologies.

Which of the following would it be most useful to know in order to assess the argument above?

A. Whether the most popular actors in the industry will prefer to act mostly in art house films
B. Whether the demand for art-house films will be considerably lower than that for blockbusters
C. Whether some films produced by large corporations will not use special effects
D. Whether the audiences in general will be aware of the budgets of the films produced by multimillion dollar corporations
E. Whether big-budget films will also receive critical appreciation by the media

Answer 1

Answer: Option (B) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given comprehension it can be stated the following would it be most useful to know in order to assess the argument "big-budget films will lead to the eventual demise of art-house cinema." : The demand for art-house films will be substantially lower than blockbusters.

Therefore, if the demand for art-house films will be considerably lower than that for blockbusters, then we can conclude that big-budget films will lead to the eventual demise of art-house cinema.