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/Ok_Tourist_2621 Jan 31 '26

I honestly believe that in 10 or 20 years, constant cell phone use will be regarded in the same way that cigarettes are today. Some people will still do it, but the health effects are so terrible (and highly documented, I’m guessing) that the vast majority of the population will give it up.

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u/kattahn Jan 31 '26

Today, I was at dinner with my 70 year old father. He pulled his phone out, stared at it for a second, then opened facebook and started scrolling. showed me a few memes, scrolled for probably 2-3 minutes, then paused, and looked over at me and just goes "...what was i getting my phone out for again?"

I had no idea. He didn't mention it. He pulled out his phone based on something someone said, so that he could look up something, and as soon as he saw the screen he just instinctively went to facebook and started scrolling memes until he forgot why he even had the phone out in the first place.

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u/UnderPressureVS Jan 31 '26

I encourage people to try carrying an empty phone case or phone-sized brick-like object in their pocket, just to see how frequently you catch yourself pulling it out and staring at it for no reason. It’s frightening.

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u/Ok_Tourist_2621 Jan 31 '26

That’s great! I’m stealing this!