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i've met countless people who aren't capable of watching a movie, they just sit there looking at their phone the whole time then claim the movie was stupid and/

i've met countless people who aren't capable of watching a movie, they just sit there looking at their phone the whole time then claim the movie was stupid and/or boring and that they "didn't get it". if you ask them what a good movie is, they say something they liked from before they became phone addicts because they literally haven't watched a movie since. i also personally struggle a bit with older movies (80s/early 90s) because they tend to have a slower pace and i instinctively want to start multitasking every time there's a lull in the action. i actually watched die hard for the first time last night and found it kinda slow and boring despite it being one of the most iconic action movies of all time. there may or may not be a scientific study to suggest it can happen (although i assume there is) but based on my own experiences i am 100% certain that it is happening.

KptMarchewa 2y ago
I've personally found newer slightly slower movies like Villeneuve ones are really good.
fransje26 2y ago
> [I] actually watched die hard for the first time last night and found it kinda slow Oh man! If you think that is slow, don't go further back in time... But you want a taste of slow, here is some inspiration, courtesy of "Once Upon a Time in the West": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc > and [I] instinctively want to start multitasking every time there's a lull in the action. That's your cue for an attention problem right there. For the fun of it, try to notice in how many other situations you might have the same tendency to look for a "multitasking" distraction.
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
I've tried watching classics like the old Lynch take on Dune or 2001, and I couldn't finish them; I don't believe it's entirely down to phones / tech-induced attention deficit, but simply due to different filmmaking styles of the time, where I presume visuals and the experience had a much higher impact on their own. As someone else metioned, Villeneuve's films echo these slow burners, but they're a bit more modernised. But, I need to make time to watch films like that, ideally on my own because in a house with family and youth with both clinically diagnosed ADHD and a chronic youtube/tiktok/gaming-with-voice-chat addiction, getting three undisturbed quiet hours to myself is difficult.

KptMarchewa 2y ago

I've personally found newer slightly slower movies like Villeneuve ones are really good.

fransje26 2y ago

> [I] actually watched die hard for the first time last night and found it kinda slow Oh man! If you think that is slow, don't go further back in time... But you want a taste of slow, here is some inspiration, courtesy of "Once Upon a Time in the West": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc > and [I] instinctively want to start multitasking every time there's a lull in the action. That's your cue for an attention problem right there. For the fun of it, try to notice in how many other situations you might have the same tendency to look for a "multitasking" distraction.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago

I've tried watching classics like the old Lynch take on Dune or 2001, and I couldn't finish them; I don't believe it's entirely down to phones / tech-induced attention deficit, but simply due to different filmmaking styles of the time, where I presume visuals and the experience had a much higher impact on their own. As someone else metioned, Villeneuve's films echo these slow burners, but they're a bit more modernised. But, I need to make time to watch films like that, ideally on my own because in a house with family and youth with both clinically diagnosed ADHD and a chronic youtube/tiktok/gaming-with-voice-chat addiction, getting three undisturbed quiet hours to myself is difficult.