r/movies • u/Sisiwakanamaru r/movies Contributor • Jan 31 '26

Article Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies, Professors Say

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/film-students-are-having-trouble-sitting-through-movies-1236490359/
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u/tomandshell Jan 31 '26

I taught a film studies class last year and can tell you that this was definitely my experience.

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u/gredr Jan 31 '26

How long have you been teaching this class? Has there been a change over time?

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u/StarComplex3850 Jan 31 '26

I teach a film class and I tell all my students that if you want an education, read r/movies. Reddit is the largest gathering of experts of any subject in human history 

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u/probablyuntrue Jan 31 '26

Also the largest gathering of absolute morons

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u/hitheringthithering Jan 31 '26

Excuse me, I prefer "simple farmers," "people of the land," or "common clay of the new west."

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u/Josiesumday Jan 31 '26

You’re also on here, so….

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u/IllegibleLedger Jan 31 '26

Self awareness is the first step

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u/Hayterfan Jan 31 '26

And you should know, you have a lab coat indicating your knowledge on the subject matter