• thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 days ago

    Yeah, but then every movie would have a cliffhanger in the middle, or even just a clean cut into two halves that would limit a director’s artistic freedom.

    Plus I bet cinemas have to break movies differently based on what else is playing so the bathrooms and concessions stands don’t get overwhelmed by more than one screening going there at once.

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      5 days ago

      Uncreative people whine about “artistic freedom.” People that are actually creative would find a way to make the movie better.

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        It was not cable, but I distinctly remember the worst part of watching movies on TV as a kid with my dad. All the channels would cram a commercial break right before the last 10/15 minutes of a movie, prompting my dad to declare it was too late for us to be up and turning the TV off for the night.

        I don’t blame my dad, he was probably tired and just wanted to get some sleep, but I do blame the greedy TV channels for sure!