Submitted 3 days ago by Superman@sopuli.xyz to [deleted]
When you watch a movie or show, you are supposed to focus on what you are watching, not focus on anything else or think about anything else until what you are watching is over. So, I can’t imagine how people who maladaptively daydream can focus on a show or film.
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This is a hell of a called shot on an account with one post and one comment and if you drain it I will be in awe.
He’s already asked almost this exact question.
You’re not supposed to think about what you’re watching? How do you watch movies and remember them?
The daydreaming usually gets put on the backburner while watching a film. Sometimes I’m watching the film with an imaginary someone and making jokes about the film.
The movies/shows I enjoy either forcibly grab my attention or they inspire interesting daydreams. Like a “what if they went through that other door instead?” kind of thing.
How about “slow” films?
For example
The Brutalist
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Gone With The Wind
The Souvenier
Ect ect
Films that really only Film lovers like the general audience may not be interested
general audience may not be interested
Gone With The Wind AKA the highest-grossing film ever when adjusted for inflation
“Slow” is fine as long as the story’s decent and/or it’s visually interesting. Haven’t seen any of the movies you mentioned, but stuff like the original “Solaris” or “Fantastic Planet” work for me.
You don’t have to force yourself to watch movies you don’t enjoy because all the cool kids do it.
That being said, lots of those types of movies have tons of things to pay attention to in terms of direction, acting, set, framing, all the technical actions like panning, zoom, tracking. If you learn that “language” then there’s a ton of interesting things in any given scene. Do you enjoy that sort of thing?
Wait so we don’t have to watch it five times to figure it out?
WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
If it’s a plotline that requires and rewards concentration, then, if I’m in the right mood, I can concentrate on it. And if it doesn’t require concentration, then it doesn’t matter - I can wander away for a while, then catch back up later.
Though admittedly one of the biggest reasons that I prefer watching movies at home is that I can rewind them when my attention has wandered too far for too long. And there are times when I just have to give up, because it’s not going to be possible to watch this movie now. And there are some movies that I never have managed to make it through.
Generally though…
OnscreenDust@piefed.zip 3 days ago
What are some movies you’ve repeatedly tried unsuccessfully?