The most test of the movie now is the "waist"——
Why are you going for 2 hours?
""Dune" is so long, I can't help it in the middle. I came out and washed my face." "I went to the toilet twice. The man next to me was fainted." "Now watching a movie, it's really a test of your waist."...Recently There are a lot of blockbuster movies, and there are more discussions about the length of the movie. The social platform even launched a vote on "How long can you accept a movie".
The reporter noticed that the duration of recent movies is basically over 2 hours, such as "Changjin Lake" 176 minutes, "First Incense" 144 minutes, "Dune" 156 minutes, "007: No Time to Die" 163 minutes, November In the movie, "The Wonderful Things" etc. are also more than 130 minutes.
Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Kong Xiaoping
Intern Bian Shulei
Which movies are "long"?
Real event adaptations and series of movies start in 2 hours, even 181 minutes
The reporter saw that a list of the top 15 films at the box office in 2019-2021, all of which lasted more than 120 minutes, and the longest "Avengers 4" was even as high as 181 minutes.
The sci-fi movie "Sand Dunes" released in October is adapted from the classic sci-fi novel of the same name. The story is magnificent, even if the film length has reached 156 minutes, it is just a foreshadowing.
In addition, the series of movies are easy to length. For example, Hollywood likes to create a "universe", such as "Harry Potter" and "Lord of the Rings". The length of these classic series is basically over 2 hours.
To construct the worldview of the "movie universe", various characters and various details, it is necessary to link the previous one and pave the way for the next, but also to echo the whole worldview, etc. The film length will naturally become longer.
Where is "Long"?
The level of technology and industrialization has improved, and the ending subtitle of "Nagajin Lake" is nearly 8 minutes
Some people in the film industry pointed out that one reason for the lengthening of the film comes from technology.
It is reported that the duration of movies in the past was generally 90-120 minutes, because the movies at that meeting were shot on film, and the discs generally only had a capacity of about 15 minutes.
Nowadays, with the development of the film industry and digital shooting technology, creators have gradually broken the previous model, and the film length has begun to grow.
In addition, another reason is that the ending subtitles of the movie have been lengthened.
For example, when the film "Changjin Lake" was released, Yu Dong, the producer of the film, said, "There are nearly 8 minutes of subtitles at the end of the film, which are the names of all the staff. This is a new review of the industrialization level of China's film industry."
What are the "short"?
Easy-to-understand cartoons and fast-paced comedies
However, the reporter also noticed that not all movies have become longer, such as animated movies and comedies. Generally, the length of the movie is controlled to about 100 minutes.
The reporter saw that whether it was the animated film "The Romance" released in November, or the classic Disney animated film "Frozen" and "Rapunzel", the duration was about 100 minutes.
This is related to the audience of the movie. The audience of animated movies is mostly children. The plot should be as simple and easy to understand as possible, and the richness of the content cannot be compared with "Changjin Lake" and "Harry Potter".
Children around the age of five or six have about 96 minutes of attention, and younger people even shorter, so about 100 minutes is the most suitable time for children to watch.
In addition, the hit comedy movies such as "The King of Bath", "Speeding Life", and "Crazy Aliens" are all limited to 110 minutes.
It is reported that comedy films pursue intensive and refined expression in the design of laugh points. If the content is too long, it is easy to make the audience feel bored.
Is "long" better or "short" better?
In fact, it has nothing to do, the good piece is still not exhausted, the bad piece is like sitting on pins and needles
The reporter saw that a vote for "how long can you accept a movie" was launched on social platforms, and "120-150 minutes" became the most popular option, followed by "90-120 minutes".
In the comments, most viewers said, "In fact, it has nothing to do with the length of time. "Changjin Lake" has no "pee points" in 176 minutes. I look forward to the sequel "Watergate Bridge"."
The length of the movie, in addition to bringing a different viewing experience to the audience, also brings some challenges to the theater's film arrangement.
The reporter interviewed the film arrangement managers of a number of theaters in Nanjing. They believed that the film length has a certain influence on the film arrangement, but it is not the decisive factor-the length of the film seems to turn over quickly, but whether the film will be arranged in a large proportion, it depends on the audience. Rate.
It can be seen that the length of the film is not the decisive factor for its box office and word of mouth. Some people can't stand the 102-minute "Wuhai", and some 176-minute "Changjin Lake" also called it "unsatisfactory to watch".
This is a test of the creator's ability. If you just add content and expression blindly, without a compact story, effective rhythm, and sophisticated production, even 90 minutes will only make you restless.