I think it's more about being unwilling to pay so much when a free version is just a few months away. Streaming is too good and too cheap compared to the theatrical release.

“Free” but you pay a monthly subscription. No one seems to know what free means anymore.

Watching a movie using a service the parents were likely already paying for has no marginal cost.

Right your cost is distributed and covered by others. Internet, electricity, a computer are three things not listed in the subscription price. So not free.