I recently went to the theater with my wife to see the new Karate Kid movie. We discussed it a bit after, and I said it felt a bit rushed. Like, the character goes from being in a Chinese kung fu temple, to being in the US, with a girlfriend - and an enemy - in the first 10 minutes of the movie.

She made a really good point: we're in the TikTok era.

After she said this, it made much more sense. The whole movie felt like "reels" stitched together, with no scene lasting longer than 5 minutes.

It makes me wonder if people today (especially younger people) would be able to watch a movie like the Godfather? I have doubts.

Honestly, I'm terrified of where we are heading as a species.