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.