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I just lost interest in virtually all movies in my mid twenties. They're too short, too alike, to predictable and frankly boring most of the time. There are ver

by M_Grey 10y ago

I just lost interest in virtually all movies in my mid twenties. They're too short, too alike, to predictable and frankly boring most of the time. There are very very occasional exceptions, but for me, movies just stopped being entertaining at some point. I don't know if movies changed, or I did. A friend of mine and I marathoned two seasons of Game of Thrones; that was by far a better experience than any movie has ever provided. Movies are the abridged books of the audiovisual world, in my opinion, with some notable exceptions. Those exceptions seem (to me at least) to be getting incredibly rare compared to the deafening background noise of cynical money grabs, re-makes, sequels, and highly compressed storytelling bolstered with sfx. What I'm saying is, if I'm not just some oddity in this (and I don't think that I am) then over time people are just going to mostly outgrow movies. It's not that movies are pro tanto bad, it's just that most movies don't play to the strengths of the medium; they exist as remnants of a time when the options were: Book, Broadcast TV, Movie. Frankly, the writing has been on the wall since 'The Sopranos', DVR brought closer, and Streaming means it's actually here, now.

Unkechaug 10y ago
There is definitely a place for movies, but I think a lot of people really enjoy longer spanning series. In the past TV shows were largely episodic in format and with lower production values compared to movies. But now there is less of a difference in the quality of the medium and the difference becomes long va short format. There are definitely some stories that are best told in one brief sitting, but there is a large market for longer running storylines that you can consume an hour at a time, or binge all day. Great point about the Sopranos and how that was a forerunner to these successful shows that act as today's benchmarks.
frik 10y ago
I prefer movies, over this stretched story arc that is quite common with series. To meet the goal a few episodes of each season are just filler with little going on. I don't want to waste my time watching TV series. I would prefer movies, but not the boring super hero recycling movies of late but high quality good 1990s style action and comedy movies that rarely get produced. One of the few series I completely watch is "Silicon Valley", though it also contains some fillers, but at least the series is satire and funny.

by M_Grey 10y ago

Unkechaug 10y ago

There is definitely a place for movies, but I think a lot of people really enjoy longer spanning series. In the past TV shows were largely episodic in format and with lower production values compared to movies. But now there is less of a difference in the quality of the medium and the difference becomes long va short format. There are definitely some stories that are best told in one brief sitting, but there is a large market for longer running storylines that you can consume an hour at a time, or binge all day. Great point about the Sopranos and how that was a forerunner to these successful shows that act as today's benchmarks.

frik 10y ago

I prefer movies, over this stretched story arc that is quite common with series. To meet the goal a few episodes of each season are just filler with little going on. I don't want to waste my time watching TV series. I would prefer movies, but not the boring super hero recycling movies of late but high quality good 1990s style action and comedy movies that rarely get produced. One of the few series I completely watch is "Silicon Valley", though it also contains some fillers, but at least the series is satire and funny.