Be fair, though. Most of the 40+ hours in games are typically held in building levels fighting rats out in the wilderness. Compared to most of the time while reading, where you can psychologically enter the minds of the protagonists.

Not to say that some of that time can't be immersive, but it isn't as extreme as the time would have you believe.

Oddly, the closest direct competitor to the two hour movie, is the multiseason show. And even those have trouble making the jump to larger formats.

I think the truth is just that story telling is hard. Crossing mediums of any kind is far from easy. (Though, I have grown rather fond of audiobooks.)