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I have also found this to be the case. I can easily sit down and read something enjoyable for hours on end, but I try to watch a movie and within 20 minutes I'm wishing I was anywhere else. TV shows inhabit a kind of middle ground between the two, they're still tolerable but I find myself enjoying them less over time.

I can't say I really regret this change, I haven't noticed any real downsides. There's too much content and not enough time these days.

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What about older movies? I watched movies from the 90s and they were great and able to keep my attention very well. Almost every modern movie though I can barely stay awake for the first 20 minutes..

I think Movies just suck because TV shows are where all the good production is happening.

Making a good and compelling movie is really really hard, and now you can just churn out superhero stuff and make millions or do a TV show and have nearly none of the constraints of cinema.

A lot of modern movies feel like slightly higher budget TV shows. There’s still some truly great stuff, but oftentimes I’m wondering where the 200 million dollars went. I feel like movies are increasingly being made for a TV screen and streaming services, so a lot of the grandiose nature of older movies is fading.

The 90s was an odd period with countless great movies and massive budgets.

same. I wish Amazon would allow rental of a movie for 2 weeks so I could watch a film in small segments. I no longer rent movies at all because often the running time is too much to complete in just 2 days.

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