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Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say
(www.hollywoodreporter.com)
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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Why pick a major you hate??
I don't think the kids hate it, just that the attention span isn't what it used to be.
But it also works for us imo, to a degree. I at least find the pacing of 80's or 90's tv much calmer. And I daresay a movie from the B&W era would be slower still.
And I don't think there's yet a professional short-form making masterclass so that's where the kids end up
Ever watch 2001: A Space Odyssey? I love it, but man it's slow.
Also it's a movie that asks more questions than it answers, which annoys a lot of people.
I saw Terminator 3 in the theater. The first 20-30:minutes, with that crazy chase, I was like, is this going to be the whole film? Eventually it does show down and take a breath, but I still remember my initial reaction to that.
If only we've shown kids Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies a bit more...
i am still awestruck by that short of that girl who tosses her phone up in the air and it spins around a few times and gets the amazing slomo spinny shot of the beach and then boobs. I'm gonna be honest, i used to do camera work and i still can't figure out how she thought it up (not the boobs part, everyone can think up boobs) she is a genius. she could cut out the boobs part it is such an amazing shot.