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Everything goes on too long

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Soduku1234 · 07/12/2025 21:23

Is it just me that thinks that given how busy everybody's life is that things should be shortened.

Recent examples. I saw a film recently and there were 25 minutes of ads/trailers and then the film was 2 hours 20. It could have been 10 minutes of ads and 1 hour 45 easily.

I went to a theatre show a few weeks ago and it was 2 hours 20 mins and a 20 minute interval. It could have been less than two hours.

I attended a webinar this week that was ok but could have been much shorter.

There's probably loads of other examples but I don't know if I'm just being a grump. Aibu?

OP posts:
Checknotmymate · 07/12/2025 21:27

Beserkering · 07/12/2025 21:25

I’m not sure we should pander to the abject attention span most people have these days.

And films used to be much longer - see Ben Hur - or there were multiple films on the same bill.

But they had intermissions

Checknotmymate · 07/12/2025 21:27

Was the film wicked?

Every film I've watched recently I sit through thinking "I could have cut that scene by 2 mins".

Outlook calendar having default hour slots doesn't help at work. I know you can change this but when it's the norm at work you end up with hour long meetings that should have been 20 mins.

Beserkering · 07/12/2025 21:25

I’m not sure we should pander to the abject attention span most people have these days.

And films used to be much longer - see Ben Hur - or there were multiple films on the same bill.