Current Events > Matt Damon says phone-obsessed children no longer watch films properly.

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refmon
08/02/21 4:26:46 PM
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/01/matt-damon-says-phone-obsessed-youngsters-no-longer-watch-films/

'How can you watch a movie if you are texting?'

So there is the rise of the superhero movie, right? Theyre easy for everyone. You know who the good person is, who the bad person is.

They fight three times and the good person wins twice.

Scorsese Was Right.

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FortuneCookie
08/02/21 4:28:07 PM
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I can't imagine watching a movie on a phone screen.

If you're watching a movie on a screen that small, you're not treating the movie with respect. Even if it's a good movie, you're likely only going to get mild enjoyment out of it.
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LightHawKnight
08/02/21 4:28:14 PM
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People use their phones during a movie? Seems like a waste of money.

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Zikten
08/02/21 4:29:29 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
I can't imagine watching a movie on a phone screen.

If you're watching a movie on a screen that small, you're not treating the movie with respect. Even if it's a good movie, you're likely only going to get mild enjoyment out of it.

I think they are talking about watching something while also looking at a phone and looking back and forth every few seconds or so
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CRON
08/02/21 4:30:12 PM
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I'm loving how aging celebrities are having such difficulty reconciling with the fact that old Hollywood is dead and never coming back.

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LinkDaLunatic
08/02/21 4:30:43 PM
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my fam does this and only looks up when someone speaks so they miss so fucking much
then at the end of a movie they're like "it was ok, i was confused half the time"
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nfearurspecimn
08/02/21 4:31:00 PM
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things change. out of touch old man yelling at cloud

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Smashingpmkns
08/02/21 4:32:08 PM
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Dude was in the Great Wall. He needs a reality check lol
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Shablagoo
08/02/21 4:32:34 PM
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Yeah its annoying when people do that, frankly. Like if thats what youre going to do, just leave the room so you arent aggravating me while I try to watch this movie lol

FortuneCookie posted...
I can't imagine watching a movie on a phone screen.

If you're watching a movie on a screen that small, you're not treating the movie with respect. Even if it's a good movie, you're likely only going to get mild enjoyment out of it.

Its my only option. Im sure my enjoyment is somewhat reduced but I still have plenty of fun watching movies.

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eston
08/02/21 4:33:39 PM
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Beveren_Rabbit
08/02/21 4:34:08 PM
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people don't even watch movies anymore. they either just have the movie playing while they game/do things in the house or they watch recap videos on youtube
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Robot2600
08/02/21 4:34:49 PM
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LinkDaLunatic posted...
my fam does this and only looks up when someone speaks so they miss so fucking much
then at the end of a movie they're like "it was ok, i was confused half the time"


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Solid Sonic
08/02/21 4:35:38 PM
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CRON posted...
I'm loving how aging celebrities are having such difficulty reconciling with the fact that old Hollywood is dead and never coming back.

Except stupid children have no appreciation for quality entertainment next to social media:

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g0ldie
08/02/21 4:37:42 PM
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as an adult, I find my phone occupying most of my attention these days, no matter what movie I'm watching.

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Solid Snake07
08/02/21 4:38:10 PM
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You're ADD as shit if you can't sit down and watch a movie without fidgeting with your phone

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SMAP-
08/02/21 4:39:13 PM
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He also said his children only just taught him that the f slur against gay people was offensive to say and that he should stop only a few months ago, so frankly I think his children have their priorities a bit better in check lol
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/entertainment/matt-damon-trnd/index.html


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Robot2600
08/02/21 4:40:36 PM
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SMAP- posted...
He also said his children only just taught him that the f slur against gay people was offensive to say and that he should stop only a few months ago, so frankly I think his children have their priorities a bit better in check lol
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/entertainment/matt-damon-trnd/index.html

Pretty disgusted that he only stopped using that word this year and that he thinks it's okay to admit to that.

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Stalolin
08/02/21 4:40:51 PM
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He is kinda old man yells at cloud here but there is a nugget of truth as well. People do be on their phones too much during movies and shows sometimes.

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BloodMoon7
08/02/21 4:41:35 PM
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I don't even watch movies. That's for old people and NERDS.

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Solid Sonic
08/02/21 4:41:56 PM
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SMAP- posted...
He also said his children only just taught him that the f slur against gay people was offensive to say and that he should stop only a few months ago, so frankly I think his children have their priorities a bit better in check lol
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/entertainment/matt-damon-trnd/index.html

Meanwhile on GameFAQs:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198817-street-fighter-alpha-2/faqs/908

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Guide
08/02/21 4:43:54 PM
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This even affects adults. People aren't managing the fact that constant and rapidfire media access messes with the attention span.

When I notice I'm getting too antsy to sit through anything, I force myself away from youtube and read at least a few chapters of a real paper book.

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EndOfDiscOne
08/02/21 4:45:08 PM
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His daughter probably watched Thor Ragnarok and didn't catch that he was in it, and he's still mad about it

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Robot2600
08/02/21 4:45:11 PM
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Solid Sonic posted...
Meanwhile on GameFAQs:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198817-street-fighter-alpha-2/faqs/908

Tiger Blow.

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Shablagoo
08/02/21 4:46:22 PM
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Solid Sonic posted...
Meanwhile on GameFAQs:

Yikes lol, surprised no one on the staff has caught that yet

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im not 13
08/02/21 4:47:42 PM
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eston posted...
Old man yells at cloud


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garan
08/02/21 4:47:56 PM
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Zikten posted...
I think they are talking about watching something while also looking at a phone and looking back and forth every few seconds or so


This-- my niece is 13 & she literally doesn't even put her phone down while she's eating. I haven't seen her actually watch anything on the TV without her phone in hand since she got the thing a couple of years ago.
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BloodMoon7
08/02/21 4:48:57 PM
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Shablagoo posted...
Yikes lol, surprised no one on the staff has caught that yet
What? I went there but it's a game guide and I'm not reading through it. Did they use bad words?

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Alteres
08/02/21 4:50:03 PM
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Guide posted...
This even affects adults. People aren't managing the fact that constant and rapidfire media access messes with the attention span.

When I notice I'm getting too antsy to sit through anything, I force myself away from youtube and read at least a few chapters of a real paper book.
Its amazing how an actual book can help put your mind at ease, and help it get back in order.

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Background_Guy
08/02/21 4:50:25 PM
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Old man yells at cloud
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TendoDRM
08/02/21 4:50:29 PM
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He's definitely right.

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Shablagoo
08/02/21 4:51:45 PM
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BloodMoon7 posted...
What? I went there but it's a game guide and I'm not reading through it. Did they use bad words?

I just did ctrl + f to search the page.

Yeah, they used the slur for gay people.

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bigblu89
08/02/21 4:52:41 PM
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Reminds me of a comedian I saw on Twitter saying how Netflix needs a category called "Easy enough to follow while I'm on my phone the whole time".


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CobraGT
08/02/21 4:52:48 PM
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I think the only explanation for their failure to attend to a task until completed is that the kids are not required to do anything. Those are the kids at your work place who occupy their piece of floor or desk getting paid while never doing their % of the work.

They are not focusing. They have not learned to focus. Electronic fidgeting.

No passion.

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BloodMoon7
08/02/21 4:54:08 PM
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You guys sound really old all of a sudden.

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Shezarr
08/02/21 4:54:40 PM
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Matt's just enjoying saying a lot of dumb old man shit lately isn't he

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Master Kazuya
08/02/21 4:57:00 PM
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CRON posted...
I'm loving how aging celebrities are having such difficulty reconciling with the fact that old Hollywood is dead and never coming back.

Good riddance

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EndOfDiscOne
08/02/21 4:57:46 PM
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A few years ago Matt Damon gave his take on #MeToo and everyone told him to shut the fuck up. Why does he even bother saying anything anymore? It never works out well for him.

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nfearurspecimn
08/02/21 5:13:06 PM
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BloodMoon7 posted...
You guys sound really old all of a sudden.
for real lmao

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Were_Wyrm
08/02/21 5:16:08 PM
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"old man can't multitask"

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sLaCkEr408___RJ
08/02/21 5:17:02 PM
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I teach to never watch films or television as background noise. You're either ready to pay attention or you're not ready to watch.

Also highly discourage binge watching.
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Kajagogo
08/02/21 5:17:58 PM
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Shezarr posted...
Matt's just enjoying saying a lot of dumb old man shit lately isn't he

What I was about to say.

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Darmik
08/02/21 5:21:37 PM
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Well we do have more than one user here who will post as they're watching a movie so it's not just kids.

refmon posted...
"They fight three times and the good person wins twice.

No the bad person wins twice but the good person wins the final time when it really counts. He should pay more attention.


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Raikuro
08/02/21 5:28:41 PM
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Are we pretending slow/simple movies didn't exist before smart phones? Not all movies are so complicated to require that much focus.
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The_Office_pwnz
08/02/21 5:30:02 PM
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Lucky for him, the movie industry died.

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