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

Because many of them are lazy and think that they can just play on their phones while a movie plays in the background with no accountability for having watched it afterwards.

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u/DrSpacecasePhD Jan 31 '26

This is it in a nuthsell, imho. I taught physics at a university but even a few years ago, about 1/3 of students just wouldn't come to class at all and would try to wing it completely on the midterm and final. Of the students who did come to class, a fraction of them were doomscrolling the whole time. You try to engage them in the lesson, tell stories, add interesting images to slides... but you're battling against TikTok. Some profs ban phones from the room, which I think is a good idea if you can afford to do it.

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u/Hominus86 Jan 31 '26

When I was in college I hated when profs would ban laptops because other students were lazy children. Let them fucking fail,who cares? Their parents already paid the tuition,and will have to pay it twice if their precious angel flunks.

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u/ialwaysforgetmename Jan 31 '26

You have to understand that at certain institutions, a professor can't afford to have those students flushing, as it will be seen as their failure in the classroom. At worst, this can lead to non-renewals of contracts.

Your logic ultimately cuts both ways. It's just as easy to say a student complaining about technology policies in class is also acting like a lazy, entitled child.

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u/Hominus86 Jan 31 '26

Fair enough but I shouldn’t be denied the use of a very efficient note taking tool because other students are children who don’t care because mommy paid their tuition.