United Kingdom, Dec. 12 -- James Cameron is mourning the "decline of cinema".

The Avatar: Fire and Ash director has warned that the rise in streaming services has lead to a "tragic year" for the moviegoing experience and thinks filmmakers need to breakaway from convention in order for it to be worthwhile for people to leave their homes to see their work.

He told The Times newspaper: There's no way to talk about what audiences want without talking about the decline of cinema.

"The cinematic experience is being supplanted in our cultural discussion by streaming.

"Covid gave cinema a big kick and people moved to a different way of taking in their storytelling.

"And so when people go to a cinema they want something so far outside the nor...