"The Long Movie" decision is way, way different now that most people don't watch in a theater. At home you can pause it to go to the bathroom, check your social

"The Long Movie" decision is way, way different now that most people don't watch in a theater. At home you can pause it to go to the bathroom, check your social media, or even go to sleep. Pop songs are longer, too. It used to be nothing over 3 minutes had a chance of getting airplay, but a few brave artists broke that barrier. Now everyone thinks they're David Byrne. There's artistic expression made better by constraints and ruthless editing, and then there's mindless self-indulgence. Usually you're going to end up in one of those camps, unless you're a lot more talented than most of your audience thinks.