Movie Enjoyment Debate

Not even for mindless entertainment?

Not everyone watchs a film for intellectual pursuits, some just want to enjoy a story or relax and unwind.

Different people enjoy different things. Not all people are like you.I appreciate good film-making as an exercise in light and shadow, cutting and camera movement, sound and vision. But most pop movies are not made like that; they're mechanically constructed with all the art of a fast food meal. The only payoff they have is their short story, and it takes so little hinting to make it too obvious.I'm not a fan of any actor in particular. I don't go to see a movie because an a

you nailed it. i didn't have the patience to try to articulate this. it's an unfamiliar medium for telling a story, and it's freaking people out.just sounds so hypocritical and old fashioned to consider this tasteless or immoral. you're all starting to sound like your parents.

you completely misunderstand what it means to enjoy a film experience.

You don't have to intellectualize movies to enjoy them.

People watch films for the experience, for the stimulation, and to be able to relive that exact experience at any time if they need to. So all this generative nonsense is just bullshit wrapped up in shiny packaging.

Could it be we are use to media/news reporting so we struggle with movies?

So many movies are going to don't make sense anymore but it's about time we are anyway going to come to a world where we need to find amusement in something else

Have you considered that nothing really changed with how much attention people give to movies? You are only looking at your friend's behavior, and assuming that the story would change if you lived in another decade. You can't rule out that even in the days where movies were only shown in a theater, that maybe 10% of the audience was paying enough attention to truly appreciate the film and not distracted with other thoughts. Being an active and engaged watcher is difficult work, and it