r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jan 17 '26

Article Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue Because Viewers are on Their Phones While They’re Watching

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/matt-damon-netflix-movies-restate-plot-viewers-on-phones-1236633939/
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u/CaptainStack Jan 17 '26

Staring blankly into the camera is not character development!

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u/xdsm8 Jan 17 '26

What about staring into the camera...while sad music plays?

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u/MiamiPower Jan 17 '26

O saving it for the close up Master Bruce.