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Why The Movies Don't Feel The Same Anymore: summary
Why The Movies Don't Feel The Same Anymore
- 1973 audiences fainted and fled screenings of a horror blockbuster.
- Older pacing feels slow to modern viewers.
- He uses media ecology to explain the shift.
- Cinema combined image, words and music like no earlier medium.
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Why don't movies feel the same anymore?
Thomas Flight opens with 1970s audiences fainting at The Exorcist to show how much power cinema once had. Using a media ecology lens, he argues cinema changed how people saw themselves, and that today's screens and attention habits have shifted that power elsewhere.
Actionable
- Watch an older film in a theater without your phone.
- Notice how your attention changes on different screens.
- Read about media ecology if this interests you.
Lessons
- Mediums shape us.
- Attention is the scarce resource.
- Context changes how art lands.
Quick answer
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Channel: Thomas Flight. Published Jul 31, 2025. About 62 minutes.
What they recommend
It's our media environment that has changed, more than the movies themselves.
Quotes from the video
- “how did these movies change our perception of ourselves as humans?”
- “There were reports of people screaming and running out of the theater.”
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FAQ: questions people ask
What film does he open with?
A 1973 blockbuster that made viewers faint.
How long is it?
About an hour.
Is it worth watching?
Good value given.
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