Film Students Struggle to Watch Full Movies, Reflecting Broader Attention-Span Crisis
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Summary
Film professors across the U.S. report that film students increasingly struggle to watch entire movies for homework assignments, reflecting a broader attention-span crisis affecting even those studying visual media. The article explores how digital media consumption habits, particularly short-form content like TikTok and YouTube, have eroded students' ability to engage with feature-length films, creating pedagogical challenges for film educators who must adapt their teaching methods.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI used to think, If homework is watching a movie, that is the best homework ever. But students will not do it.
The attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word.
Professors are now finding that they can't even get film students—film students—to sit through movies.
I heard similar observations from 20 film-studies professors around the country.
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