Why Are Movies So Long Now?
variety.comThe Batman” was just shy of three hours long?Maybe you feel, along with other comic book enthusiasts, there’s no such thing as too much Bruce Wayne.
Three hours? Five hours? Inject it directly into your eyeballs.Or, after two years of pandemic isolation, perhaps you’ve gotten so used to pausing the TV every 30 seconds to check your phone, grab a snack, use the restroom or doom-scroll on Twitter.
The thought of spending 180 uninterrupted minutes staring at a silver screen is so daunting, you’ve considered skipping “The Batman” altogether.Moviemakers take all those reactions into consideration when they deliver their final cut.
A-list actors in leading roles, a big-name director and a compelling pitch are key in selling a film, of course. But a movie’s running time is one of the less flashy yet deliberately thought-out elements.
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