Make Shorter Movies

I was listening to "Comedy Bang! Bang!" earlier today and Scott Aukerman brought up a pretty good point about the length of movies. He had Jake Johnson on as his main guest and they started a conversation about the most recent "Spider Verse" movie.

Aukerman mentioned how much he liked it, but that he was annoyed at the ending. I heard a lot of people make this complaint as well. I thought it was fine because it means more of these movies. I want all that I can get at this point. But that is not what I took away from all of this. While talking about the movie, Aukerman mentioned that they should just make one five hour movie. Johnson said that he didn't know how long each movie is, but that he is fine with whatever they do because he loves these movies.

But Johnson did mention that he is not a fan of super long movies. Aukerman agreed. They both said that 90 minutes is the perfect amount of time to watch a movie. Johnson said that he loves Martin Scorsese, but he hasn't seen many of his recent movies because they all approach three hours. Aukerman said he has seen "Killer of the Flower Moon", which he liked, but he also said that it felt very long. I sat back and thought about this as I listened to them gripe about it, and I have to say, I fully agree with their assessment.

Movies are very, very long now. A movie I love, "Uncut Gems", is about two and a half hours long. I have a lot of love for the movie, but there are definitely things they could have cut from the movie. The whole scene with The Weeknd felt unnecessary. The constant fights with his wife felt tacked on. I wanted more of the family stuff or the Kevin Garnett stuff. They could have cut things here and there and made that a two hour movie with ease. And I still would love it. I am a big time fan of the "John Wick" franchise, and each movie seems to get longer and longer. These movies keep me intrigued, but still, they can cut some stuff down and make these movies a hair over two hours, no problem. I enjoy watching Judd Apatow movies, but he keeps making two plus hour comedies. That is way, way too much time for a comedy. Ninety minutes should be the hard cut for a comedy. I also love sci fi, and the fact that those movies keep pushing two and a half hours is nuts. "Blade Runner" is 1 hour 57 minutes. That is kind of perfect. I'd so much rather watch "Blade Runner" than "Interstellar". A movie that clocks in at 90 minutes, or even 1 hour 45 minutes, that is the exact amount of time that I want to sit and watch a movie from start to finish. A movie that length will keep my attention, I won't squirm in my seat, and that feels like the perfect amount of time to tell a well thought out story. These "epics" almost feel like the writers and directors don't know how to finish the movie, so they just keep filming and writing more and more. It is like the movie "Babylon". They had no idea how to end that, so they kept making it and eventually had to end it. They did that with a death, the most common way to end these "epics". Movies that are shorter get you in, hold your attention for the allotted time and get you out. That's the way it should be.

We need more 90-115 minute movies. That would rule. 

Ty

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Coppola and Scorsese Don't Know What Modern Film Is

This is not modern film

So now that I have done all my preseason basketball stuff, I will still write a ton about basketball, don't worry, I do want to focus on some news I read recently that has me kind of annoyed.

I like Marvel movies. I think they are fun popcorn movies, they let me escape for a few hours, sometimes three hours and most of them are well made. I cried like a baby at "Avengers: Endgame", I laughed a ton at "Ragnarok", I saw the first "Ironman" when it was in theaters. Needless to say, I have watched and liked many Marvel movies. So, I do not understand why famous directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola have come out so hard against them. I read that they call them "jokes" and "not film" and a waste of time. They have said stuff akin to how pointless and mindless the movies are.

This is odd, and annoying, to me. I am a big time fan of both Scorsese and Coppola. I have enjoyed many of their movies. "Raging Bull" is a masterpiece in my opinion. "The Godfather" is a must watch in my family, even the third movie. Even Scorsese movies, the mafia ones especially, are must watch. They are some of my mom's favorite movies. But, sometimes I can find their movies to be a bit long, and kind of preachy. In fact, outside of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now", Coppola's movies are boring and preachy. And while I adore "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas" and even "The King of Comedy", I have found his newer stuff kind of dull. I am not a fan of "The Departed", I have zero interest in seeing "The Irishman" and what in the hell was up with "Hugo"? Those are not very solid movies. So, why did the 2 of these guys decide to come out and trash Marvel movies?

I don't quite know. Are they mad at the amount of money they are making? I'm sure they are. Are they upset that "Black Panther" got a ton of Oscar notice? I can assure you they are. Are they upset that my generation and younger really has no interest in watching their old, or new, stuff? Most definitely.

Look, Scorsese and Coppola have made timeless classics that will always be remembered, but so will Marvel movies. I can guarantee that I will tell my great grandkids about "Black Panther", "Endgame" and "Thor: Ragnarok", oh and both "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies, when I am older. I will also, most likely forget about the Scorsese and Coppola movies I mentioned. Everyone has different tastes, and everything hits people in different ways.

I wish that Scorsese and Coppola would just accept that fact. They have their fans, Marvel has their fans, hell, there are even people that like both, like me. Also, there are people that could care less about Scorsese and Coppola movies and Marvel movies. I know some people that only like independent movies or broad comedies or romantic comedies or documentaries. That is the good thing about movies, there is literally something for everyone. Coppola and Scorsese give off the "get off my lawn" vibes with these recent statements, and I wish they would just get over it. It is sad that they feel like they need to criticize something so popular just to keep their names out there.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast. In a few years he will be saying that the movies of the 2040’s are not film. Ty is not into letting robots do all the acting.

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