We live in a divided country. We all knew that, but what I didn’t know until today was that we are also divided in the movies we see. For example, “Hell and High Water,” the story of two outlaws who rob small town Texas banks, did very well in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona. I loved that film. In fact, I saw it twice.
On the other hand, “Manchester by the Sea” did extremely well in all the New England states, New York, and Nebraska. Nebraska? That doesn’t fit.
“Fences,” the Denzel Washington/Viola Davis film, delighted people in Allegheny County (it was set in Pittsburgh), and in a string of states from Louisiana and Arkansas thorough Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
“La La Land” was really popular in Utah, the West Coast, and the Northern Midwest and Northeast. I don’t get Utah. Maybe Mormons like musicals.
The maps showing the popularity were based on how many active Facebook users in a given county “liked” the Academy Award nominees. You can see it in today’s Times at <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/24/movies/oscars-state-by-state-movie-popularity.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0>.
Of course, since the data depends on Facebook, my tickets for “Hell and High Water” won’t even count, either time.
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