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Thankfully, the Intermission is a hallmark of Indian films. It's a little funny to watch Indian films in the US, since the intermission messaging is part of the

Thankfully, the Intermission is a hallmark of Indian films. It's a little funny to watch Indian films in the US, since the intermission messaging is part of the film itself, usually at a cliffhanger, the music builds to an emotional high, the 'Intermission' text comes on screen - and the film immediately continues.

egypturnash 3y ago
My mother took me to a lot of musicals when I was a kid and this is a pretty common way for them to lead into an intermission, as well. Except of course after that big cliffhanger musical number, the curtains drop, the house lights come up, and the bathroom lines begin.
vivegi 3y ago
That is right. Most Indian regional language and Bollywood Hindi films (even the modern ones) run around 2h30m to 2h40m. The older films were even longer. RRR, the Indian film that captured a lot of viewership around the globe had a runtime of 3h2m. Most screenwriters and filmmakers in India design around the Interval-block to place a major plot-point just before the interval card is shown. It is funny that recent Hollywood movies don't come with that. And even when a film is 2h+ long. Indian movie theatres just forcibly introduce a break in Hollywood films so that they can send people to the concession stands and restrooms. Sometimes, this happens mid-dialogue it is funny (and irritating at times).
- valarauko 3y ago
  > Indian movie theatres just forcibly introduce a break in Hollywood films so that they can send people to the concession stands and restrooms. Is this still the case? It's been probably over 10 years since I saw a movie in an Indian theater, so my memory is hazy.
  - vivegi 3y ago
    All the time. Recent films that I can remember: John Wick 4, Top Gun: Maverick, NOPE. All of them had the forced break.
    - valarauko 3y ago
      That is annoying for sure. It was a cultural adjustment for me with American theaters and no intermissions, even for the very long films. Funnily enough, since I went to a couple of Broadway shows before the movie theater, I was primed to expect an intermission in the movie theater as well, at least for some movies. What I do note is that the audience is consequently more prone to walk out to restrooms and concession stands at any time during the movie, which can be annoying.

egypturnash 3y ago

My mother took me to a lot of musicals when I was a kid and this is a pretty common way for them to lead into an intermission, as well. Except of course after that big cliffhanger musical number, the curtains drop, the house lights come up, and the bathroom lines begin.

vivegi 3y ago

That is right. Most Indian regional language and Bollywood Hindi films (even the modern ones) run around 2h30m to 2h40m. The older films were even longer. RRR, the Indian film that captured a lot of viewership around the globe had a runtime of 3h2m. Most screenwriters and filmmakers in India design around the Interval-block to place a major plot-point just before the interval card is shown. It is funny that recent Hollywood movies don't come with that. And even when a film is 2h+ long. Indian movie theatres just forcibly introduce a break in Hollywood films so that they can send people to the concession stands and restrooms. Sometimes, this happens mid-dialogue it is funny (and irritating at times).

valarauko 3y ago
> Indian movie theatres just forcibly introduce a break in Hollywood films so that they can send people to the concession stands and restrooms. Is this still the case? It's been probably over 10 years since I saw a movie in an Indian theater, so my memory is hazy.
- vivegi 3y ago
  All the time. Recent films that I can remember: John Wick 4, Top Gun: Maverick, NOPE. All of them had the forced break.
  - valarauko 3y ago
    That is annoying for sure. It was a cultural adjustment for me with American theaters and no intermissions, even for the very long films. Funnily enough, since I went to a couple of Broadway shows before the movie theater, I was primed to expect an intermission in the movie theater as well, at least for some movies. What I do note is that the audience is consequently more prone to walk out to restrooms and concession stands at any time during the movie, which can be annoying.