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I recently went to the theater with my wife to see the new Karate Kid movie. We discussed it a bit after, and I said it felt a bit rushed. Like, the character g

I recently went to the theater with my wife to see the new Karate Kid movie. We discussed it a bit after, and I said it felt a bit rushed. Like, the character goes from being in a Chinese kung fu temple, to being in the US, with a girlfriend - and an enemy - in the first 10 minutes of the movie. She made a really good point: we're in the TikTok era. After she said this, it made much more sense. The whole movie felt like "reels" stitched together, with no scene lasting longer than 5 minutes. It makes me wonder if people today (especially younger people) would be able to watch a movie like the Godfather? I have doubts. Honestly, I'm terrified of where we are heading as a species.

PretzelPirate 1y ago
> The whole movie felt like "reels" stitched together, with no scene lasting longer than 5 minutes. I felt the same way about the first hour of the new mission impossible movie. It was so annoying to me that I left after that, so maybe it got better in hour two.
- whatamidoingyo 1y ago
  We considered Mission Impossible as well. Glad we didn't. I will probably never watch another movie again if this is what movies are.
Bombthecat 1y ago
I just watched the new smurfs trailer. This comment is spot on. It felt like a mix between a short, and ad for... Generation tiktok
kamaal 1y ago
>>It makes me wonder if people today (especially younger people) would be able to watch a movie like the Godfather? I have doubts. Last time I watched the movie 'The Irishman' with family, they all seem pretty tuned out by 15 mins. It does feel like like addiction to reels/tiktok does have its toll. For that matter, due to Twitter exposure, I do have problems reading books. When I probed ChatGPT a little, it tells me writing with a real pen and paper is now a super power as it lets you move slowly, pause, think etc.
- whatamidoingyo 1y ago
  >>It does feel like like addiction to reels/tiktok does have its toll. Yes, exactly. So we offload mental tasks to AI, and avoid things that force us to concentrate for longer than 5 minutes. Cognitive decline is almost guaranteed.

PretzelPirate 1y ago

> The whole movie felt like "reels" stitched together, with no scene lasting longer than 5 minutes. I felt the same way about the first hour of the new mission impossible movie. It was so annoying to me that I left after that, so maybe it got better in hour two.

whatamidoingyo 1y ago
We considered Mission Impossible as well. Glad we didn't. I will probably never watch another movie again if this is what movies are.

Bombthecat 1y ago

I just watched the new smurfs trailer. This comment is spot on. It felt like a mix between a short, and ad for... Generation tiktok

kamaal 1y ago

>>It makes me wonder if people today (especially younger people) would be able to watch a movie like the Godfather? I have doubts. Last time I watched the movie 'The Irishman' with family, they all seem pretty tuned out by 15 mins. It does feel like like addiction to reels/tiktok does have its toll. For that matter, due to Twitter exposure, I do have problems reading books. When I probed ChatGPT a little, it tells me writing with a real pen and paper is now a super power as it lets you move slowly, pause, think etc.

whatamidoingyo 1y ago
>>It does feel like like addiction to reels/tiktok does have its toll. Yes, exactly. So we offload mental tasks to AI, and avoid things that force us to concentrate for longer than 5 minutes. Cognitive decline is almost guaranteed.