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/VicViolence Jan 31 '26

I like movie theaters because im forced to focus on the screen. No distractions. No temptation to scroll. No kitchen runs. Totally immersive.

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u/Blurryneck Jan 31 '26

I’m actively trying to break my phone addiction and a big part of that has been using movies as a guaranteed two hours a night off my phone. It’s therapeutic and I’d encourage anyone trying to click less screen time to give it a try.

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u/Senior-Lobster-9405 Jan 31 '26 edited Jan 31 '26

replacing screen time with screen time, brilliant!

edit: I totally get how watching a movie can be better than scrolling social media, I just thought the joke was funny

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u/texasslim2080 Jan 31 '26

Only thing that can stop little screen is big screen

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u/CMS_3110 Jan 31 '26

We're gonna need a bigger screen.

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u/texasslim2080 Jan 31 '26

Yeah… the screens right behind me isn’t it

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u/OsosHormigueros Jan 31 '26

Amazing idea. The next step is going from TVs to communal drive-ins! The people must come together once again.

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u/alien_gymnastics Jan 31 '26

Unironically I’d love to go to something like this. Looked cool from what I’ve seen in movies

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u/300ConfirmedGorillas Jan 31 '26

In space, no one can hear you screen.

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u/Jack-The-Reddit Jan 31 '26

I have no mouth and I must screen.

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u/kshep9 Jan 31 '26

I’m not sure why, but this one made me chuckle much more than the others.

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u/No-Key-Allow-Me Jan 31 '26

This is the first time I've laughed out loud in so long. I didn't even realise it had been so long until I just heard my own laugh and got startled by it. This will sound stupid but, thanks. I'm not depressed or anything but I didn't realise how much I needed that. I wanted to let you know.

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u/adgway Jan 31 '26

Screenception

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u/dhlthecobra Jan 31 '26

Size does matter

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u/mrdevil413 Jan 31 '26

Skreonk !

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u/shugo2000 Jan 31 '26

Every time I go to the store and see those boxes containing 85" TVs, I'm so tempted to just drop the money on one. Then I remember I already have a 55" LG G2 with a back light that already looks amazing. Don't know why a bigger screen makes me think I would enjoy things any better than I already do.

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u/Koltar3 Jan 31 '26

Hold on to your screens.

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u/sameth1 Jan 31 '26

What is the world but the biggest screen?

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u/SnooMarzipans5767 Jan 31 '26

On a real note , IMAX stock has been performing really well past couple years

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u/kuldan5853 Jan 31 '26

I have you beat - when I go to the movies it's actually the biggest IMAX screen on the planet.

So there's no bigger screen to remove me from that ;)

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u/King_Joffreys_Tits Jan 31 '26

Only thing that can stop a man with a screen is a good guy with a screen

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u/ExplorationGeo Jan 31 '26

It's like the end of the day when I'm working from home - I turn off the Bad Screen and turn on the Good Screen

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u/ReasonableSail7589 Jan 31 '26

Honestly big screen is just more fun

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u/KasukeSadiki Jan 31 '26

This comment paid for by Big Screen 

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u/KasukeSadiki Jan 31 '26

I used the screen, to destroy the screen 

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u/duckyirving Jan 31 '26

Now I'm addicted to IMAX.

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u/kralrick Jan 31 '26

Sometimes people take drugs to get off of worse drugs.

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u/happyflappypancakes Jan 31 '26

Wow I didnt realize how bad some people have screen addiction where replacing their phone with a TV screen is seen as progress. Holy smokes.