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The new literalism plaguing today’s movies

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231 points frogulis | 1 comments | 15 Jul 25 03:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.303s | source
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AIorNot ◴[15 Jul 25 04:10 UTC] No.44567752[source]▶
Eh, People on their phones can’t be bothered with following plot lines everything has to be telegraphed
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bluefirebrand ◴[15 Jul 25 04:13 UTC] No.44567761[source]▶
I think it is just as likely the other way around

People are on their phones because the slop they are being served is so shallow and meaningless that they can't be bothered to pay attention to it

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brokencode ◴[15 Jul 25 04:19 UTC] No.44567788[source]▶
If that were the case, people would watch classic movies, read novels, etc.

No, I’m pretty sure social media has seriously hurt the average person’s attention span.

The idea of sitting down and watching a two hour movie is really quite daunting when you’re used to videos that are at most 30 min and often less than one.

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1. wiseowise ◴[15 Jul 25 05:47 UTC] No.44568189[source]▶
> If that were the case, people would watch classic movies, read novels, etc.

They literally do. Have you ever tried reaching out people NOT on social networks?

> The idea of sitting down and watching a two hour movie is really quite daunting when you’re used to videos that are at most 30 min and often less than one.

Average movie length is increasing every year.