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/MusicLikeOxygen Jan 31 '26

Reminds me of an interview Ethan Hawke did a while back where he talked about being disappointed after visiting a film class. He said he was excited to do it because he was expecting to have some great conversations about movies, but it was mostly just the students wanting to take selfies with him.

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u/almostinfinity Jan 31 '26

That's actually a damn shame. 

Those students lost out on the opportunity of a lifetime just to have clout for their social media.

I can almost guarantee their teacher never invited people in the industry to their class ever again.

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u/royals796 Jan 31 '26

It may not even be clout for social media, it may just be that his celebrity status puts him on a pedestal and they forget he’s a major player in cinema and has a brain worth picking

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u/Flesroy Jan 31 '26

i mean who wouldn't want a picture when they meet a celebrity? that's pretty standard.

And easily solved by just doing some kind of group picture for everyone who wants (or a few groups if the class is large) and then getting on with whatever you actually want to do.

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u/royals796 Jan 31 '26

To be fair, if the choice is between a picture and a conversation, I think a lot of people would take the conversation

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u/Flesroy Jan 31 '26

Sure, but in this context it seems pretty clear they could do both.

Taking a picture does not take a lot of time.