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Re:The Drenching Richness of Andrei Tarkovsky by torginus on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:18AM (#26142430)
>Impenetrable length.

Please consider, that Stalker, for example is 2h 42min. Compared to say, the 2h 15min runtime of The Force Awakens, which is intended for wide public consumption, it does not seem that excessive to me.

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Re:The Drenching Richness of Andrei Tarkovsky by harperlee on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:58AM (#26142792)
Rythm also affects perceived length; a Barry Lyndon minute is not a Modern Family minute.
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Re:The Drenching Richness of Andrei Tarkovsky by jbob2000 on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:00AM (#26143312)
The Force Awakens is an onslaught of sensory attacks, it holds you attention for 2 hours whether you want it to or not.

2hr+ of art cinema takes strong focus or experience to stay awake and watch. I could watch about 20mins of the movies from my cinema studies classes before my eyes were dropping, almost 3 hours would be a brutal slog.

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