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this is how people read books, no? I've started doing this and I am much more likely to watch longer films than I might've been. Just find a good stopping place and pick it back up later. Most movies have a three act structure, just stop after you've completed one, it's like finishing a chapter and putting the book down.
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if your attention span isn’t up to the task just watch like 45 minutes and come back to it later or on another day. if you’re watching some long, slow art movie in bed on your laptop you are already not experiencing it the way that was intended, so don’t feel bad about needing to stop and do something else for a bit. those kinds of movies were made to be seen in big dark rooms where it’s socially unacceptable to look at your phone. it’s better to watch something interesting and challenging that’s been on your list for ages in pieces than to always default to watching something mindless because you don’t feel up to it.
Feb 9, 2024
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Just easier than finding something else to watch tbh. I like to commit.
Apr 8, 2024
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I’m usually a tv girl. I always binge watch series for hours sitting in my room, and I also have a strange habit of bailing on a show a few episodes before the series finale lol. Idk what that’s all about. Literally watched Ozark NONSTOP for days and then got to season 4 episode 2, and was like….suddenly i’m out. Currently working on bailing on Gilmore Girls because every character is in desperate need of a vow of silence. BUT recently I’ve been movie marathoning. Watching, like..three movies in a row. This seems super boring and normal, but it is like an exercise in paying fucking attention to one thing at a time, which I struggle with lol. Recently, my manager and I were upstate sitting by a fireplace and we watched Autumn Sonata, followed by the Blair Witch Project, and ended the day with Eyes Wide Shut. I’d never seen Eyes Wide Shut, it’s cuteness overload. Boobies galore. Autumn Sonata had me weeping - went into it thinking it was just a cozy fall movie about two girls who do nothing (my favorite genre) lmao. But yeah, having a movie marathon day instead of a watching tv while looking at your phone moment, is a lot more fun imo.
Dec 20, 2022
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i don’t care where they were born tell me what they DID
Jan 31, 2024
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be a lover. be a hater. but for the love of god don’t be ambivalent.
(i’m a huge hater)
Jan 25, 2024
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seating can be scarce. but when you think you might have to stand and then score your favorite booth? hot dog!
Jan 11, 2024