Vade_retro
10mo ago
Were you enjoying the movies but somehow ran out of attention span or something?
How do I put it, watching things does requires attention and it's kind feels like work to do it for so long unless it's something super interesting. And even staying put for 2+ hours is not something I would rather do, so I go stretch my legs, make a cup of tea, etc. and by then I figure I would rather do one of the tasks I planned for the day or check Twitter or something.
Do you mind saying what generation you are?
I as good as admitted it at the end there. I'm in my mid-20s.
Vade_retro
10mo ago
Sorry, it's not my problem that modern movie-makers increasingly have a skill issue about making their movies intelligible. There's also a problem with viewing foreign media - I mentioned Princess Mononoke and I surely ain't watching that with original voice track alone, and dubs are generally bad idea or simply low quality.
Though I acknowledge the problems you raise and will say: let the movie prove itself that it deserves a second viewing so I could appreciate it from a new angle using my memory instead of subtitles.
Vade_retro
10mo ago
Do you normally watch movies in one sitting? I'm not really into cinema overall, but I watched The Northman the other day and it took me several sittings even though I liked it, especially the last third or so. Today I started watching Princess Mononoke and I decided to do something else half-way through and finish it tomorrow, even though it's not like I ran out of free time or anything like that. Can't imagine paying for watching either movie in a theater only to get robbed of my Rewind and Pause buttons. I think I'm fairly normal psychologically. I guess it's just a zoomer thing
As someone younger, but in a worse position than the OP, I'm increasingly inclined to think that the whole thing is just ridiculous. Many players, few, few winners. Going monk-mode sounds more attractive by the day.
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