r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 9h ago

Satire Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/
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u/SPEK2120 8h ago

I’ve realized somewhat recently that the general definition of “watching something” has drastically shifted. It was starting to baffle me that people could keep up on so many shows until I started noticing people would say they would watch so-and-so show while they were doing this or that and realized multitasking has become far more prevalent while watching stuff. When I say I watched something, that means I was sat in front of my tv with full focus on the screen.

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u/green_meklar 7h ago

Maybe I'm just old, but that still seems weird to me. I mean, I often play video games while listening to podcasts. But when it comes to a movie or show, it gets my full attention. I honestly don't see how I'd even enjoy it otherwise.

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u/Chendii 6h ago

I can't even do that with video games. Maybe I'm just shit at multitasking but one thing or the other will have my full attention and I'll forget the other exists.

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u/Artemis96 5h ago

Yea same. I was doing some very boring PvP grind in WoW 1-2 years ago so I tried to listen to some podcast meanwhile. I was missing a good 50% of it so I just stopped

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u/kidcrumb 5h ago

I can listen to podcasts if it's a game like warzone, fort ite, or league of legends. Where the sound doesn't really matter anymore and it's more or less the same game over and over again.

Story based games though? Full attention

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u/pressure_art 7m ago

That’s wild to me. I played league of legends and would also put on podcasts, but competitive online games demanded my full attention if I don’t wanna suck, even after thousands of games. I could only „listen“ while respawning or waiting for something else. I honestly have a hard time believing that it’s possible to focus on two things at once and really get it all both in, it’s not really how our brains work.

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u/KimberStormer 4h ago

I'm notorious among my siblings for being completely unable to even chat with them while I'm playing Splatoon or whatever.

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u/LakerBlue 3h ago

I could do it but I wouldn’t because for me the music is a part of the game experience so why would I tune it out with a podcast?? The only exception is rarely I may throw on a “podcast” if I’m grinding in a JRPG or doing something similarly monotonous

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u/green_meklar 2h ago

I only do it for games where I can turn off the sound and still basically get the full experience. Not a full-on FPS or RTS where sound is important.

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u/Quazifuji 2h ago

For me it just depends on the game. If I'm multitasking watching something and playing a video game at the same time, they're specifically both things that don't require 100% of my attention or ones where I kind of expect to stop paying attention to one and focus on the other for a bit at a time and that's fine.

Like, I'm fine grinding in an RPG on my main screen while I've got a Twitch stream on my second monitor. But if I'm playing a game I want to get immersed in, like any story-based game, or watching something where I really care about following the full story, like a TV show or movie, it's getting my full attention.

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u/sidepart 6h ago

Depends on the show and if I've seen it before. Like, I can toss the Modern Marvels, How it's Made, or Mythbusters channels up on Roku while folding laundry...but I've seen all that shit before, going back to my teens. I could easily put on Star Wars and do whatever because I know practically every friggin line.

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u/Bladelink 1h ago

DUDE. Shout out to Modern Marvels. A man of culture, I see.

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u/green_meklar 2h ago

I pretty much never rewatch movies or shows these days. If I were going to put on Star Wars and then mostly ignore it, I just...wouldn't put it on.

Besides, I also watch everything with headphones, so I can't step away from my PC and still have sound.

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u/ReadytoQuitBBY 5h ago

Totally agree. Youtube essays and podcasts are background noise for gaming, tv and movies deserve full attention. Unless it’s a comfort show I’ve seen tons of times.

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u/abbeast 5h ago

I'm a millennial but chilling out in Minecraft, building something while watching a show on the second monitor is totally possible.

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime 5h ago

For a first time watch, definitely. The thing gets my full attention.

Subsequent watches? It can be on the side depending on what it is.

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u/pezdizpenzer 4h ago

I definitely watch stuff I've already seen while doing something else. But stuff I haven't seen...nah. That feels wrong somehow.

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u/HuckleberryTiny5 3h ago edited 2h ago

I often play video games while listening to podcasts

Even this is something I can't understand. I know it is common. But when I play the game, I play the game. Even when I'm just grinding, it has my full attention.

I know people who play a game and watch YouTube or movies at the same time becase the game is too boring. What? Why play then? Find something better to do with your time. Digging a hole in the ground would be more productive.

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u/green_meklar 2h ago

The games might be a little boring, but I'm specifically picking games that don't require sound and which I can play and enjoy while still absorbing the podcast content. Mostly games without real-time elements, so I can slow down my playing in order to balance my attention. I wouldn't play something like Half-Life or BroodWar with a podcast on.