Do movies feel like they're getting longer to you? It's been an interesting time to go to the movies over the last few years. The pandemic has given us a lot of anxiety about sitting and watching things. But one thing that I find interesting is that Hollywood has also given us a lot of movies. And it feels like every huge franchise has been releasing movies that are at least 2.5 hours long. But is that just a feeling, or are there statistics to back it up? The quick answer is "no." There have always been long movies around, but as of right now, no one is tracking the average runtime of the thousands of movies coming out now versus whenever we classify "then." But right now it feels like we get so many expensive tentpoles that studios think the length of time on screen correlates to money. Media and entertainment analyst Daniel Loría spoke to CNN recently and talked about how the length of movies has changed based on our perceptions. He said, "Some types of movies that weren't as long before definitely are longer now. But not every blockbuster is getting longer." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 18 March, 2022