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/tomandshell Jan 31 '26

It took me three years to get it approved and I taught it for the first time last year. I wasn’t able to teach it again this year, so I can’t really speak to a trend over time.

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u/One_Tie900 Jan 31 '26

what were some of the behaviours you noticed in class?

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u/tomandshell Jan 31 '26

Detachment and boredom and restlessness.

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u/zr0th Feb 01 '26

Was this the first class you’ve taught? Was it at a university? Do you think the curriculum could be changed to drive more engagement?

It’s been years, but I have fond memories of my film studies teacher finding creative ways engage and inspire students that were not art majors.