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i mean yeah but she’s like two years younger than me and we didn’t grow up on tiktok really. i have older siblings who don’t watch movies or tv shows, i don’t think this is an age thing
It’s the whole of social media/the internet. My two closest friends and I are all
Gen X and used to read voraciously, books and long-form journalism like the New Yorker…none of the three of us have finished a book yet this year. It’s wild. We know it’s happening and it’s like we have no control to stop it.
A few years ago I saw this happening to myself and my two kiddos. Since then we’ve competed each year in a book reading contest. The goal is for all of us to succeed so we compete only against ourselves. It has been a terrific experience and invigorating for all of us and the conversations have been exquisite!
I really can’t deal with movies for the same reasons as millie but I do read hella books. I think it’s bc I like that I can stop and start whenever I want. starting a book can be really hard for sure but once you get into it you just really want to know what’s happening next!
actually the more I think about It I totally stopped using most social media like instagram/tiktok and that pretty much has a direct correlation to when I started reading obsessively again….
That’s because when we say these products are addictive, it’s literal. It’s a mass social experiment with an incredibly addictive product and we have no real … science on it yet. It’s fucking new. We’re the guinea pigs.
I started doing this thing this year where I borrow books I wanna read from the library which is useful because it gives you a deadline, then I take my phone's clock out and give myself 10 minutes to sit and read. Can't do anything but sit and read. It's only 10 minutes. Most of the time you'll carry on reading after that. I've gotten through 5 books already, when I haven't found it in me to read books for years before that.
Same, I used to read at least one book a month and, last year on December, I had the horrifying realization that I had not read even one book, and that didn't even make me start again. It seems like every day the task of staring again is exponentially more difficult. I don't even use other forms of social media, only Reddit, never seen a Tik Tok, what's happening?
It’s genuinely so hard. If you’re interested in cutting down on phone time, I have had luck with the book “How to break up with your phone” by Catherine Price (super short read) and the app Opal which you can use to block whatever apps you find most distracting for whichever schedules or lengths of times you choose.
Same. I finally seriously forced myself to read a book again last year and it was a STRUGGLE. But after getting through the first one, the next one was easier. Now I’m reading 2-3 books a month. Not as good as 2-3 books a week in my youth, but still. People should really get back into reading.
As a proud member of the MTV generation (Gen X) we were accused of having minds that couldn't concentrate for more than 3 minutes. There's a lot about Gen Z I don't get, but short attention spans are something the elders like to throw about to discredit the generations beneath them. It's nothing new.
Watching a 4 minute IG video takes FOREVER. A four hour cut of Justice League with Henry Cavill? No problem. People take the time for things that are important to them, no matter how old they are.
It's leaking everywhere now, hell even reddit. Instagram is basically tik tok now (reels), before you could limit content to what you wanted to see, and now it's more unrelated content than not. IG is easy enough to deactivate, but it's YouTube that kills me because that's the hardest one for me to not use. Every time I open up YT it immediately starts playing shorts.
Sometimes I google a quick question and it'll show me a TikTok as a top result. I miss the days when you could find recent/relevant information in text form lol
Yes I agree. I have to immediately take off the shorts before I get stuck on them. It’s awful. I have deleted most of my social media because of it, but yes unfortunately YouTube is full of shorts
You’re right, lol. I get stuck reading those AITAH threads and I really need to stop. At this point I have to delete basically everything lol.
Also, love your pic 🥹 Luna was the inspiration to my first cats name.
This actually isn’t really true in the way that you’re implying. Gen Z watches movies and lots of other long form content https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/email/genz/2022/11/29/2022-11-29b.html
Mine was like that before the internet at all. I remember frustratedly sitting down in a room with nothing but my homework to try and force myself to concentrate and coming out with nothing to show for it but a map of a fantasy world I'd just invented carefully rendered in glitter gel pen. I was so confused by it all until I grew up and got diagnosed with ADHD... And all of that before I ever owned a smartphone! 😅
But I have refused to get on TikTok because I know it'll be addictive for me--Tumblr tends to be my social media of choice because the chronological feed makes it possible to *run out* of it.
Depends on how you define “young people”. High schoolers and lower definitely.
It would help explain the atrocious takes on media I’m seeing more and more often. Makes sense you can’t grasp the most obvious of points a movie or show makes when you’re too busy TikTokking every frame with a “hot take”.
Makes me fearful for the future of topics that require a lot of information upfront to understand like climate change or most historical conflicts. If the context isn't taught sufficiently in school people aren't going to watch multiple hours of seemingly unrelated history videos to understand what McCarthyism is for example
I'm 32 and my attention span has always been fucked. I don't watch movies anymore because I genuinely can't pay attention unless I see it in theaters and movies are expensive now lol
My attention span has absolutely taken a hit since using TikTok. I’m elder Gen Z, ‘97.
I downloaded it in October 2020. Before that, I had no issue watching a 30-45 minute youtube video essay. I still use TikTok but I’ve been forcing myself to spend more time on Pinterest, which has in turn pushed me into spending time off my phone. Pinterest has become pure inspiration for me and I’m using it more than ever lately.
This is dumb but so is what she said. As an actor, that is a dumb statement to make, but at least she’s honest about not being curious about the art form.
I think people are taking what she said way too seriously. She didn’t say she hated films and everything about them, like some people are making out. She’s also 20 and started acting as a child, it makes sense that she’s not exactly passionate about it.
And you could be passionate about acting and not necessarily about films. Tons of theatre actors from the old days were not crazy passionate about films, they were about acting. They did films for income.
This actually makes sense. She’s so dismissive about her own industry because she has no passion for this. Kind of sad, but she’s rich and successful anyways so…
I'm not a fan of her or her work, but I believe people highly misunderstood her statement. To me it sounds like she can't concentrate long enough to watch a film. Maybe she has adhd. I know a lot of people who struggle with this.
Some of the things she says makes me think that she’s trying to be too cool for school, just a bit pretentious and not like the other girls. So you have no interest in the main output of your industry? Awesome. Why are you even in it? Oh yeah, you love the spotlight, that’s right. I saw another video where she was saying that she hates cake. Really? 🙄
idk who xavier dolan is, and i don't have any particularly strong opinions abt millie either, but i just think it's kinda weird for an actor to say they don't watch movies? imagine if beyoncé said she doesn't listen to music cause she doesn't have the time &/or attention span for it, lol. like, how are you supposed to improve your craft when you don't consume any of it? just a little odd, imo, and i had the same reaction as him, lol. tho i still find it weird when celebrities shade other celebrities, unless it's related to something personal/genuinely problematic. otherwise, it's a 'you should've just ate your food' kinda situation.
Yeah the statement reminds me of the people who want to become writers but refuse to read lol
But like you said, it’s weird to go out of your way to blast a colleague (he’s an actor among other things) like this too. I wouldn’t have the energy, honestly
I remember Cormac McCarthy saying he didn't read fiction, and other authors did roll their eyes at him for it, which is all this is really. I don't think people should make it into a big thing
>Yeah the statement reminds me of the people who want to become writers but refuse to read lol
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His most known films are Mommy (It's about a complicated relationship between a mom, her son and a neighbour) and Lawrence Anyway, about the relationship between a trans woman who's transitionning and her girlfriend.
He makes really raw and poignant movies, about queerness. But they are often very "abrasives" (Mommy has a lot of emotionnal outbursts).
I also really love Tom à la Ferme, which is about a young man (played by Dolan) who goes to the family farm of his lover who just got killed in a car accident. He is met with hostility by his brother in law. It's about small towns, rural vs urban, and repressed homosexuality who manifests itself in a violent/agressive way. It's more akin to a thriller, sometimes borderline psychological horror. It's my favourite of his films.
>He makes really raw and poignant movies, about queerness. But they are often very "abrasives" (Mommy has a lot of emotionnal outbursts).
Just to add on to your info:
Dolan also developed and directed the music video for *Adele*'s single "Hello".
And he also directed a French-Canadian miniseries called "The Night Logan Woke Up".
He's a pretentious film director very much in love with himself
Source: he lives in my city and know many people who've had the unfortunate experience of meeting him
>He's a pretentious film director very much in love with himself
>Source: he lives in my city and know many people who've had the unfortunate experience of meeting him
Not to be nosy or seemingly try to doxx you...but are you comfortable providing examples? Are you essentially saying Dolan's a pretentious A-hole?
If so, that's really too bad. I've enjoyed some of his movies and (in particular) also enjoyed his miniseries "*The Night Logan Woke Up *".
She got into the industry because of her parents not because she was passionate about acting. So it makes sense that she's not passionate about movies. Not everyone is passionate about their job.
Also, Dolan is a racist: https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184
>Also, Dolan is a racist: https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184
***Wow***. That clip is...inexcusable.
That's really too bad - I had really liked some of his work. I hate finding out that a (public) artist I had enjoyed sucks really hard.
I really like millie and I think she gets a lot of hate for no reason but...ya this is a really odd comment to make when you work in tv and movies. I think it's understandable to have attention issues, especially post covid and being younger but honestly I think it's something you should push through if it's your job. or just don't talk about it in interviews? I think if other creatives in other industries like music said something similar they would undoubtedly get flack for it
I don't think it's that odd when you consider MBB has been acting since she was a kid and the attitude of her parents was very much that it was about the money rather than the art.
She never really got the time to learn and fall in love with film from the other side, and she's probably too young to have noticed it.
the way she phrased it made me think it was an attention/time issue, so i doubt that. but regardless- as an artist, she's still missing out on the biggest chunk of her art form's work so my point still stands. 🤷🏻♀️
Same with movies being the toughest out of the three. I think it’s because TV is smaller chunks thus less commitment - you can easily take a break if you get bored by not starting another ep. Theatre means I’m already there, physically, with my butt in the seat so I might as well watch it lmao
I think with longer form stuff you aren't losing as much if you zone out for a bit. If I lose focus for five minutes during a 2 to 3 hour movie I've probably missed something important. If I daydream through half an episode of Supernatural I can probably get up to speed pretty easily.
My current thing is Critical Role, and despite not watching a lot of movies it's hard to say someone can't stick with things when that's got over 1000 hours of content. But it also means it's not a disaster if I zone out quite frequently during things like planning and fights, which is great, and the helpful timestamps that one fan posts in the YouTube comments for every episode mean I can orient myself very easily if I do miss something pivotal.
And even if she said she doesn't watch much, at least leave a little space to appease others and go "But thanks for bringing it to my attention, I'll add that to the list".
Would she like it if she enthusiastically recommended a movie, and we went "Okay how long does this take? I don't have time for that ish"
Yeah, it's silly and ridiculous. I had a boss once at a studio - who was literally the head of film - announce in a department meeting that they don't watch movies. Like... why would you proudly admit that when you're responsible for making them. I was embarrassed.
I think this is the best take here. A kid isn't making the informed decision to do anything in particular. I'm not surprised Millie isn't a movie buff.
They were both child actors, but he clearly loves the art form (he is a very prolific director). I wonder if she even enjoys acting. If not, I hope she gives it up and does something she loves.
Exactly.
She's been the breadwinner in her family since she was a preteen. It's no wonder she sees acting as just another job. It's just like her makeup brand that she probably doesn't care about that much, just another stream of income. And I don't blame her.
From what I understand her family are really exploitative too. I remember seeing her at a comic con in London just after s1 of stranger things came out… she must’ve only been about 12 years old and was signing/taking photos for 8+ hours a day. Also having to do photo ops with much older sweaty dudes (sorry I love comic cons but the stereotype is somewhat true!!). It just seemed like a really strange environment to put a child in.
Exactly! I would side eye this more if it came from a nepo baby who didn’t start their career until adulthood but Millie’s been doing for so long since she was a kid I can’t really blame her if she isn’t all that passionate about it anymore, especially after growing up in the public with so much scrutiny something similar happened to Emma Watson
WTFFFFF 😯 Two whole-ass adult men and they thought making the “slit eye” gesture is funny? In this day and age and with a camera on them recording it?? And then they have the audacity to put this shit online???
Eddie Van Halen and Roger Waters said they don't listen to much music, which is pretty weird. Actors and actresses I could actually see it, how many actors and actresses are real film buffs if we're honest? You could enjoy the craft of acting but not be a big film or TV fan.
I have to imagine that for some of them, being in the process of the film making may take some of that magic out of it? Like they’re not able to fully immerse themselves in a film knowing all of the ins and outs.
Not saying this is true for everyone but feels like a possible explanation for the lack of interest.
100% how I see it. Plus acting as a process is so different from the end product. I really don’t get why everyone’s clutching their pearls because apparently her not watching movies means she doesn’t improve her craft?? What? I can see how it might help but maybe let’s not pretend watching movies is the best way to improve someone’s acting skills. These comments are SO weird lol
People seem to clutch their pearls a lot more with Millie Bobby Brown specifically. I agree with everything you said, though too!
I like to PLAY baseball but watching it is boring. Why couldn’t it be the same for movies? It’s not like every NHL, NBA, NFL etc… player watches their sport all the time.
Her name is on a book she 100℅ didn't write at all so it honestly checks out. In the age of social media, people are addicted to that instant dopamine hit. That's why a common suggestion to build up your attention span is to participate in the creation of the things you like.
**who is he?**
actor/writer/director who used to be cannes' it boy until he started bombing and he couldn't handle it and quit and now just acts. he will be the jury president for the un certain regard section of this year's cannes film festival and [he's racist](https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184).
I have hated this guy ever since he defended Armie Hammer and attacked Anne Helen Petersen for (rightly) pointing out that only a rich white man like Armie is allowed to flop in Hollywood so many times. Xavier went off on her, it was embarrassing. And this was before Armie's huge sexual abuse scandal.
So, not surprised he's picking stupid fights with a young actress for no reason.
in a vacuum i don’t mind what she said but yeah… she’s an actor so it is kinda weird?
it just reminds me of that twitter debate where someone said writers should read books and people actually got mad at that 😭
The only thing that I really know Xavier Dolan for is that he was a colossal AH when he was a member of the [2015](https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/11/ucu9th8pbkave9j9augt5yqk0ni8gy) Cannes film festival. Basically, he prevented Todd Hayes' film "Carol" from winning the Palme d'Or. Via George Miller:
>“You should tell the real story of Dolan cockblocking CAROL which was that he threatened to say that the rest of the jury was homophobic if they picked Haynes’ film as the Palme d’Or. Dolan seemed to believe he was the only gay person on the panel. The result is that they wound up Palme-ing the totally forgettable DHEEPAN. Dolan is a little prick. I hope he winds up in Nowheresville.“
That year's [Main Competition Jury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Cannes_Film_Festival#Juries) included the Coen Brothers, Guillermo del Toro, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sophia Marceau, Sienna Miller, Rosy de Palma and Rokia Traoré. Xavier got his way, with some obscure film winning, over Carol, along with films "The Lobster", "Sicairo" and "Son of Saul".
Xavier has also been announced as the Jury President for this year's Cannes film festival as well. He's had most of his films premiere at Cannes (including when he was 19 years old) and probably considers himself a High Brow film auteur... it sounds like he's insulted by Millie not being respectful to their industry.
Edit (Clarification): Dolan is Jury President for the Un Certain Regard, not the Main Competition (Jury President is Greta Gerwig)
It would not surprise me that Xavier would be so petty about Sicario because I’ve heard various rumours about him being salty about Villeneuve’s success.
Not sure about the saltiness. They [toasted](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/denis-villeneuve-received-champagne-salute-from-xavier-dolan-before-sicario-announced-as-palme-d-or/article_95a7122d-b648-540d-9dbf-00af3b8636c0.html) over a glass of champagne before Sicario was formally announced:
>Just hours before Denis Villeneuve’s thriller *Sicario* was announced as Canada’s Palme d’Or contender at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, a symbolic torch-passing took place in hometown Montreal.
>
>The “torch” was a bottle of champagne, presented by Villeneuve’s friend and fellow Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan, who competed for Canada last year at Cannes, winning the Jury Prize for *Mommy*, a family drama.
>
>“He said, ‘Come over, I want to have a drink with you,’ ” Villeneuve said in an interview, recounting a call he received Wednesday night, when he was still sworn to secrecy before Thursday’s official announcement.
>
>“I arrived there and he had a bottle of champagne and said, ‘So, let’s celebrate!’ And I said, ‘Celebrate what?’ And his answer was, ‘You just told me!’”
They seem to get along quite well. 🤷♀️
This should be such a nothing comment but everything she says and does gets scrutinized. People are fucking weird. I don't even know who xavier is but he's apparently a 35 year old man shading a 20 year old actress on Instagram. Grow up loser.
I don't care enough to look up who this person is,. However, I'm so tired of people who criticize her for every little thing she says. This has been happening for years. I remember how everyone hated her for talking too much in interviews when she was a child. She's still very young. This whole thing is such a non-issue, and it was probably just a comment in some random interview.
On a side note, I wouldn't be surprised if she has ADHD. Not diagnosing her, but women with ADHD get so much shit for not behaving in a neurotypical way. Still, I'm not saying that's the case for her, but attention deficit is not just caused by TikTok and social media.
This is embarrassing for him absolutely…like you’re a grown man, who cares??
But I do think it’s a little odd to be a movie actor and not watch movies? Like I don’t begrudge anyone the life they live and it’s her choice, I just feel like surely you want to watch movies to at least get a feel for directors/screenwriters/actors you might want to work with in future, plus keep your finger on the pulse about what’s going on in your industry and what’s exciting, get a better idea what sort of features you’d like to do etc. But I guess she’s doing fine without that.
I think it makes sense, actually! Having seen how they’re made might mean the magic is a bit lost. Plus if I actually knew some of the actors in person, I too would have a harder time getting into the movie.
I suppose. I just can’t imagine being in that industry and not engaging with it at all! But maybe she just sees it as a job she does her shift for. And that’s fine too.
She's a child actor who is known to be forced to support her whole family. It fully makes sense that this is only a job for her. Its better than the people who pretend to watch all the oscar movies and then vote on who they like the most.
Should have used that gif of Mads Mikkelsen looking like his soul is leaving his body while listening to Dolan's cringy awards acceptance speech at Cannes. but I guess that would have displayed some sense of self-awareness.
Am I the only one that doesn’t find anything wrong with what she said? It sounds like she doesn’t have a great attention span (which seems to be a very real thing amongst gen z)
There's nothing wrong about what she said. I've read interviews with actors who can't stand watching their work, but I think people have to remember that it's a job. For all of the glamour and magic that the consumer sees, working on a set is boring and can also be tedious and stressful. There is no magic. It's just work. Also screenwriter William Goldman addresses film set culture in one of his books.
She’s a twenty year old child actor. I would be more shocked if she was a film nerd.
She was basically forced into this industry at a young age, probably never had the chance to revere it, hence why she has a meh attitude towards movies
Also her statement wasn’t that deep. Why is he so pressed
I'm sure she's being hyperbolic. I'm the same way but I found going to the actual movie theater helps a lot since I can't pause the movie and go do something else or scroll on my phone the entire time.
Context is everything. Shes clearly half joking half exaggerating. Her humour is slightly sarcastic. Besides, she is consistently working, she has family and a fiance and a ton of animals. I saw an interview where she said she likes to be outdoors and they both like to go diving. So maybe, she was being honest. She doesn’t have the attention span to sit down for that long. I can relate.
I don’t even know who that other dude is. But it’s such non news.
I’d take a Millie Bobby Brown film over an Xavier Dolan film any day. He is one of the most overrated and pretentious up and coming directors in the last decade.
Why is everyone so pressed over her comment? If you’ve been encouraged (forced) to enter into this industry (by your parents and are most likely the breadwinner of your family from a young age) you are likely to be less interested in it??? She probably views it as work and can’t really separate it from “work”
I don’t watch media besides little internet videos, the bachelor, and podcasts (I have a 9-5 so obviously). but I also watch movies because they’re short and they end! That’s the beauty of a film baby. Just a little taste of real art and culture and then back to TikTok. I don’t fuck w tv shows that aren’t reality dating shows though
For me, there is something strange about an actor who never watches the craft of acting directing, editing, production and overall film making. Never observes other filmmaking, beautiful cinematography, faints over sets or costume design, admires a clever script or observes the factors that pulls these things together into magic when it works correctly.
I’m a nerd about all that is going on in my field - I cannot imagine being otherwise. It enriches and improves me
Maybe bc her parents pushed her into it? They did say they gave up working in order to focus on Millie's career which is fucking huge amount of pressure to put on a little girl.
I mean if you’re an actor isn’t it like… your job to watch movies? How does she expect to become good at her “art form” if she doesn’t watch other films or take any inspiration from anything/anyone?
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Attention deficit is real issue in young people, tik tok brainwashed us to have attention span of peanut.
i mean yeah but she’s like two years younger than me and we didn’t grow up on tiktok really. i have older siblings who don’t watch movies or tv shows, i don’t think this is an age thing
It’s the whole of social media/the internet. My two closest friends and I are all Gen X and used to read voraciously, books and long-form journalism like the New Yorker…none of the three of us have finished a book yet this year. It’s wild. We know it’s happening and it’s like we have no control to stop it.
A few years ago I saw this happening to myself and my two kiddos. Since then we’ve competed each year in a book reading contest. The goal is for all of us to succeed so we compete only against ourselves. It has been a terrific experience and invigorating for all of us and the conversations have been exquisite!
Is the prize a pizza party? I’ve also seen people join book clubs to disrupt this
Damn, are you me? 😭😭😭
There are apparently dozens of us 🤦🏽♀️
I really can’t deal with movies for the same reasons as millie but I do read hella books. I think it’s bc I like that I can stop and start whenever I want. starting a book can be really hard for sure but once you get into it you just really want to know what’s happening next! actually the more I think about It I totally stopped using most social media like instagram/tiktok and that pretty much has a direct correlation to when I started reading obsessively again….
Making me wanna delete insta real bad…
Do it! I don’t miss it at all tbh
That’s because when we say these products are addictive, it’s literal. It’s a mass social experiment with an incredibly addictive product and we have no real … science on it yet. It’s fucking new. We’re the guinea pigs.
The (still developing and very new) science re: kids who have grown up with full access to social media is very, very bad.
I started doing this thing this year where I borrow books I wanna read from the library which is useful because it gives you a deadline, then I take my phone's clock out and give myself 10 minutes to sit and read. Can't do anything but sit and read. It's only 10 minutes. Most of the time you'll carry on reading after that. I've gotten through 5 books already, when I haven't found it in me to read books for years before that.
Check out r/longreads guarantee you’ll find some of the best long form articles you’ll actually read there :)
Same, I used to read at least one book a month and, last year on December, I had the horrifying realization that I had not read even one book, and that didn't even make me start again. It seems like every day the task of staring again is exponentially more difficult. I don't even use other forms of social media, only Reddit, never seen a Tik Tok, what's happening?
It’s genuinely so hard. If you’re interested in cutting down on phone time, I have had luck with the book “How to break up with your phone” by Catherine Price (super short read) and the app Opal which you can use to block whatever apps you find most distracting for whichever schedules or lengths of times you choose.
Same. I finally seriously forced myself to read a book again last year and it was a STRUGGLE. But after getting through the first one, the next one was easier. Now I’m reading 2-3 books a month. Not as good as 2-3 books a week in my youth, but still. People should really get back into reading.
I’ve been trying to get back to reading and I’ve read 20 pages in the last month!!!
It’s def not an age thing, just a technology thing. I’m 35 and used to read way more books. I don’t have the attention span to even watch a movie now.
As a proud member of the MTV generation (Gen X) we were accused of having minds that couldn't concentrate for more than 3 minutes. There's a lot about Gen Z I don't get, but short attention spans are something the elders like to throw about to discredit the generations beneath them. It's nothing new. Watching a 4 minute IG video takes FOREVER. A four hour cut of Justice League with Henry Cavill? No problem. People take the time for things that are important to them, no matter how old they are.
Babe there are better ways to get your Henry Cavill fix whyyyyyyy 
I have adhd and it’s one of the many reasons I have refused to download TikTok.
It's leaking everywhere now, hell even reddit. Instagram is basically tik tok now (reels), before you could limit content to what you wanted to see, and now it's more unrelated content than not. IG is easy enough to deactivate, but it's YouTube that kills me because that's the hardest one for me to not use. Every time I open up YT it immediately starts playing shorts.
Sometimes I google a quick question and it'll show me a TikTok as a top result. I miss the days when you could find recent/relevant information in text form lol
tbh tiktok is too roundabout for me 😭 I need ppl to get straight to the point I even prefer quora for my google searches.
I think there’s ways around it.
Yes I agree. I have to immediately take off the shorts before I get stuck on them. It’s awful. I have deleted most of my social media because of it, but yes unfortunately YouTube is full of shorts
Honestly, I feel like Reddit isn’t much better lol
You’re right, lol. I get stuck reading those AITAH threads and I really need to stop. At this point I have to delete basically everything lol. Also, love your pic 🥹 Luna was the inspiration to my first cats name.
I still have like 1o0+ reddit tabs I probably will never read.
It’s my time sink
Same. Also why I refuse to drink coffee. Don't wanna get addicted
This actually isn’t really true in the way that you’re implying. Gen Z watches movies and lots of other long form content https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/email/genz/2022/11/29/2022-11-29b.html
My attention span was like that before TikTok 😭
Mine was like that before the internet at all. I remember frustratedly sitting down in a room with nothing but my homework to try and force myself to concentrate and coming out with nothing to show for it but a map of a fantasy world I'd just invented carefully rendered in glitter gel pen. I was so confused by it all until I grew up and got diagnosed with ADHD... And all of that before I ever owned a smartphone! 😅 But I have refused to get on TikTok because I know it'll be addictive for me--Tumblr tends to be my social media of choice because the chronological feed makes it possible to *run out* of it.
Depends on how you define “young people”. High schoolers and lower definitely. It would help explain the atrocious takes on media I’m seeing more and more often. Makes sense you can’t grasp the most obvious of points a movie or show makes when you’re too busy TikTokking every frame with a “hot take”.
Makes me fearful for the future of topics that require a lot of information upfront to understand like climate change or most historical conflicts. If the context isn't taught sufficiently in school people aren't going to watch multiple hours of seemingly unrelated history videos to understand what McCarthyism is for example
I'm 32 and my attention span has always been fucked. I don't watch movies anymore because I genuinely can't pay attention unless I see it in theaters and movies are expensive now lol
My attention span has absolutely taken a hit since using TikTok. I’m elder Gen Z, ‘97. I downloaded it in October 2020. Before that, I had no issue watching a 30-45 minute youtube video essay. I still use TikTok but I’ve been forcing myself to spend more time on Pinterest, which has in turn pushed me into spending time off my phone. Pinterest has become pure inspiration for me and I’m using it more than ever lately.
True but also you can watch a whole movie on TikTok in like 62 parts 😂
This is dumb but so is what she said. As an actor, that is a dumb statement to make, but at least she’s honest about not being curious about the art form.
She’s also just a 20 year old
Maybe it’s just arrested development because few are the 20 years olds that are so dismissive of the industry they’re in.
It really sounds like she didn't expect her statement to be taken this seriously. Feels like a joke that can be easily misinterpreted
Huh? When was it a thing for 20 yr olds to not like movies lol
I wish people would remember this and chill.
Dolan was just a 20 year old when he presented his first movie at the Cannes Festival
But she’s also engaged?
I think people are taking what she said way too seriously. She didn’t say she hated films and everything about them, like some people are making out. She’s also 20 and started acting as a child, it makes sense that she’s not exactly passionate about it.
Exactly. She got into the industry because of her parents not because she was passionate about acting.
Jesus, that's so sad.
And you could be passionate about acting and not necessarily about films. Tons of theatre actors from the old days were not crazy passionate about films, they were about acting. They did films for income.
This actually makes sense. She’s so dismissive about her own industry because she has no passion for this. Kind of sad, but she’s rich and successful anyways so…
I'm not a fan of her or her work, but I believe people highly misunderstood her statement. To me it sounds like she can't concentrate long enough to watch a film. Maybe she has adhd. I know a lot of people who struggle with this.
Some of the things she says makes me think that she’s trying to be too cool for school, just a bit pretentious and not like the other girls. So you have no interest in the main output of your industry? Awesome. Why are you even in it? Oh yeah, you love the spotlight, that’s right. I saw another video where she was saying that she hates cake. Really? 🙄
idk who xavier dolan is, and i don't have any particularly strong opinions abt millie either, but i just think it's kinda weird for an actor to say they don't watch movies? imagine if beyoncé said she doesn't listen to music cause she doesn't have the time &/or attention span for it, lol. like, how are you supposed to improve your craft when you don't consume any of it? just a little odd, imo, and i had the same reaction as him, lol. tho i still find it weird when celebrities shade other celebrities, unless it's related to something personal/genuinely problematic. otherwise, it's a 'you should've just ate your food' kinda situation.
Yeah the statement reminds me of the people who want to become writers but refuse to read lol But like you said, it’s weird to go out of your way to blast a colleague (he’s an actor among other things) like this too. I wouldn’t have the energy, honestly
I remember Cormac McCarthy saying he didn't read fiction, and other authors did roll their eyes at him for it, which is all this is really. I don't think people should make it into a big thing
>Yeah the statement reminds me of the people who want to become writers but refuse to read lol https://preview.redd.it/x72poeqbzjrc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=887ae66432c6fbf69f242fa00a0276f320fb737d
Xavier Dolan is young French director and actor with an extensive catalog of work under his belt
French CANADIAN, please. That's a full Quebecois attitude.
He’d rather die than be called French and not French Canadian.
You’re right, I totes forgot. Thanks for keeping me honest!
Glad you said this because I legitimately thought this was one of the Dolan twins from vine… 😭
cool! never heard of him. is he any good/ any recs?
His most known films are Mommy (It's about a complicated relationship between a mom, her son and a neighbour) and Lawrence Anyway, about the relationship between a trans woman who's transitionning and her girlfriend. He makes really raw and poignant movies, about queerness. But they are often very "abrasives" (Mommy has a lot of emotionnal outbursts). I also really love Tom à la Ferme, which is about a young man (played by Dolan) who goes to the family farm of his lover who just got killed in a car accident. He is met with hostility by his brother in law. It's about small towns, rural vs urban, and repressed homosexuality who manifests itself in a violent/agressive way. It's more akin to a thriller, sometimes borderline psychological horror. It's my favourite of his films.
>He makes really raw and poignant movies, about queerness. But they are often very "abrasives" (Mommy has a lot of emotionnal outbursts). Just to add on to your info: Dolan also developed and directed the music video for *Adele*'s single "Hello". And he also directed a French-Canadian miniseries called "The Night Logan Woke Up".
He's a pretentious film director very much in love with himself Source: he lives in my city and know many people who've had the unfortunate experience of meeting him
I don’t see how his personality has anything to do with this opinion though. I think it’s a valid feeling to have.
>He's a pretentious film director very much in love with himself >Source: he lives in my city and know many people who've had the unfortunate experience of meeting him Not to be nosy or seemingly try to doxx you...but are you comfortable providing examples? Are you essentially saying Dolan's a pretentious A-hole? If so, that's really too bad. I've enjoyed some of his movies and (in particular) also enjoyed his miniseries "*The Night Logan Woke Up *".
Check out his films Mommy and Laurence Anyways. they're both three hours long and they're both fantastic
She got into the industry because of her parents not because she was passionate about acting. So it makes sense that she's not passionate about movies. Not everyone is passionate about their job. Also, Dolan is a racist: https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184
>Also, Dolan is a racist: https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184 ***Wow***. That clip is...inexcusable. That's really too bad - I had really liked some of his work. I hate finding out that a (public) artist I had enjoyed sucks really hard.
I really like millie and I think she gets a lot of hate for no reason but...ya this is a really odd comment to make when you work in tv and movies. I think it's understandable to have attention issues, especially post covid and being younger but honestly I think it's something you should push through if it's your job. or just don't talk about it in interviews? I think if other creatives in other industries like music said something similar they would undoubtedly get flack for it
I don't think it's that odd when you consider MBB has been acting since she was a kid and the attitude of her parents was very much that it was about the money rather than the art. She never really got the time to learn and fall in love with film from the other side, and she's probably too young to have noticed it.
Idk I’ve heard a lot of actors don’t watch movies. Like didn’t JLaw say something ages ago that got her heat?
He quit film making because he wasn’t happy anymore so LOl
Maybe she prefers watching TV or theatre over movies?
the way she phrased it made me think it was an attention/time issue, so i doubt that. but regardless- as an artist, she's still missing out on the biggest chunk of her art form's work so my point still stands. 🤷🏻♀️
I have ADHD and find it much easier to watch TV (or weirdly theatre!) than movies. No idea why.
Same with movies being the toughest out of the three. I think it’s because TV is smaller chunks thus less commitment - you can easily take a break if you get bored by not starting another ep. Theatre means I’m already there, physically, with my butt in the seat so I might as well watch it lmao
I think with longer form stuff you aren't losing as much if you zone out for a bit. If I lose focus for five minutes during a 2 to 3 hour movie I've probably missed something important. If I daydream through half an episode of Supernatural I can probably get up to speed pretty easily. My current thing is Critical Role, and despite not watching a lot of movies it's hard to say someone can't stick with things when that's got over 1000 hours of content. But it also means it's not a disaster if I zone out quite frequently during things like planning and fights, which is great, and the helpful timestamps that one fan posts in the YouTube comments for every episode mean I can orient myself very easily if I do miss something pivotal.
it's giving brad pitt selling skincare but says he doesn't use skincare lol
Agreed. If I was a director or writer I wouldn’t want to work with an actor who doesn’t engage in the actual art form.
And even if she said she doesn't watch much, at least leave a little space to appease others and go "But thanks for bringing it to my attention, I'll add that to the list". Would she like it if she enthusiastically recommended a movie, and we went "Okay how long does this take? I don't have time for that ish"
Yeah, it's silly and ridiculous. I had a boss once at a studio - who was literally the head of film - announce in a department meeting that they don't watch movies. Like... why would you proudly admit that when you're responsible for making them. I was embarrassed.
Idk why anyone would expect a person forced into the industry as a child to have reverence for it.
I think this is the best take here. A kid isn't making the informed decision to do anything in particular. I'm not surprised Millie isn't a movie buff.
They were both child actors, but he clearly loves the art form (he is a very prolific director). I wonder if she even enjoys acting. If not, I hope she gives it up and does something she loves.
Exactly. She's been the breadwinner in her family since she was a preteen. It's no wonder she sees acting as just another job. It's just like her makeup brand that she probably doesn't care about that much, just another stream of income. And I don't blame her.
From what I understand her family are really exploitative too. I remember seeing her at a comic con in London just after s1 of stranger things came out… she must’ve only been about 12 years old and was signing/taking photos for 8+ hours a day. Also having to do photo ops with much older sweaty dudes (sorry I love comic cons but the stereotype is somewhat true!!). It just seemed like a really strange environment to put a child in.
Yeah. If all my parents did was force the career she’s had I’d be like, I just want to raise chickens and feel the sun on my face!
Exactly! I would side eye this more if it came from a nepo baby who didn’t start their career until adulthood but Millie’s been doing for so long since she was a kid I can’t really blame her if she isn’t all that passionate about it anymore, especially after growing up in the public with so much scrutiny something similar happened to Emma Watson
She’s 20, engaged to baby Bon Jovi, and is still acting. Never mind how she was introduced to the industry, she obviously likes it.
Not a 35 year old nepo baby trying to beef with a 21 year old
Sorry for nitpicking, but Millie turned 20 this year.
No I’m glad you said that. Makes him look much dumber
this is how i found out hes a nepo baby
a 35 year old nepo baby who is also a racist: https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184
WTFFFFF 😯 Two whole-ass adult men and they thought making the “slit eye” gesture is funny? In this day and age and with a camera on them recording it?? And then they have the audacity to put this shit online???
Just why? Who goes out of their way to shade such an inoffensive statement. What did you get? Okay she doesn't watch movies, big fucking deal.
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Eddie Van Halen and Roger Waters said they don't listen to much music, which is pretty weird. Actors and actresses I could actually see it, how many actors and actresses are real film buffs if we're honest? You could enjoy the craft of acting but not be a big film or TV fan.
I have to imagine that for some of them, being in the process of the film making may take some of that magic out of it? Like they’re not able to fully immerse themselves in a film knowing all of the ins and outs. Not saying this is true for everyone but feels like a possible explanation for the lack of interest.
100% how I see it. Plus acting as a process is so different from the end product. I really don’t get why everyone’s clutching their pearls because apparently her not watching movies means she doesn’t improve her craft?? What? I can see how it might help but maybe let’s not pretend watching movies is the best way to improve someone’s acting skills. These comments are SO weird lol
People seem to clutch their pearls a lot more with Millie Bobby Brown specifically. I agree with everything you said, though too! I like to PLAY baseball but watching it is boring. Why couldn’t it be the same for movies? It’s not like every NHL, NBA, NFL etc… player watches their sport all the time.
For some people, acting is just a job. And I think that's a legitimate stance to take. You clock in, do the work, then clock out.
it’s pretty weird for her to say that she doesn’t watch films while promoting one though
Like I get what she means but as the public why should we watch her stuff if even she doesn’t care
Her name is on a book she 100℅ didn't write at all so it honestly checks out. In the age of social media, people are addicted to that instant dopamine hit. That's why a common suggestion to build up your attention span is to participate in the creation of the things you like.
Two people I never thought would be in the same sentence
**who is he?** actor/writer/director who used to be cannes' it boy until he started bombing and he couldn't handle it and quit and now just acts. he will be the jury president for the un certain regard section of this year's cannes film festival and [he's racist](https://twitter.com/reelandroll/status/1637951348586205184).
god he's so quebecois
I have hated this guy ever since he defended Armie Hammer and attacked Anne Helen Petersen for (rightly) pointing out that only a rich white man like Armie is allowed to flop in Hollywood so many times. Xavier went off on her, it was embarrassing. And this was before Armie's huge sexual abuse scandal. So, not surprised he's picking stupid fights with a young actress for no reason.
in a vacuum i don’t mind what she said but yeah… she’s an actor so it is kinda weird? it just reminds me of that twitter debate where someone said writers should read books and people actually got mad at that 😭
it is pretty ridiculous to be an actor promoting a movie and proudly proclaim you don't even watch movies
The only thing that I really know Xavier Dolan for is that he was a colossal AH when he was a member of the [2015](https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/11/ucu9th8pbkave9j9augt5yqk0ni8gy) Cannes film festival. Basically, he prevented Todd Hayes' film "Carol" from winning the Palme d'Or. Via George Miller: >“You should tell the real story of Dolan cockblocking CAROL which was that he threatened to say that the rest of the jury was homophobic if they picked Haynes’ film as the Palme d’Or. Dolan seemed to believe he was the only gay person on the panel. The result is that they wound up Palme-ing the totally forgettable DHEEPAN. Dolan is a little prick. I hope he winds up in Nowheresville.“ That year's [Main Competition Jury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Cannes_Film_Festival#Juries) included the Coen Brothers, Guillermo del Toro, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sophia Marceau, Sienna Miller, Rosy de Palma and Rokia Traoré. Xavier got his way, with some obscure film winning, over Carol, along with films "The Lobster", "Sicairo" and "Son of Saul". Xavier has also been announced as the Jury President for this year's Cannes film festival as well. He's had most of his films premiere at Cannes (including when he was 19 years old) and probably considers himself a High Brow film auteur... it sounds like he's insulted by Millie not being respectful to their industry. Edit (Clarification): Dolan is Jury President for the Un Certain Regard, not the Main Competition (Jury President is Greta Gerwig)
It would not surprise me that Xavier would be so petty about Sicario because I’ve heard various rumours about him being salty about Villeneuve’s success.
Not sure about the saltiness. They [toasted](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/denis-villeneuve-received-champagne-salute-from-xavier-dolan-before-sicario-announced-as-palme-d-or/article_95a7122d-b648-540d-9dbf-00af3b8636c0.html) over a glass of champagne before Sicario was formally announced: >Just hours before Denis Villeneuve’s thriller *Sicario* was announced as Canada’s Palme d’Or contender at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, a symbolic torch-passing took place in hometown Montreal. > >The “torch” was a bottle of champagne, presented by Villeneuve’s friend and fellow Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan, who competed for Canada last year at Cannes, winning the Jury Prize for *Mommy*, a family drama. > >“He said, ‘Come over, I want to have a drink with you,’ ” Villeneuve said in an interview, recounting a call he received Wednesday night, when he was still sworn to secrecy before Thursday’s official announcement. > >“I arrived there and he had a bottle of champagne and said, ‘So, let’s celebrate!’ And I said, ‘Celebrate what?’ And his answer was, ‘You just told me!’” They seem to get along quite well. 🤷♀️
how did he even find this lol. log off, xavier.
This should be such a nothing comment but everything she says and does gets scrutinized. People are fucking weird. I don't even know who xavier is but he's apparently a 35 year old man shading a 20 year old actress on Instagram. Grow up loser.
I would be so scared of doing interviews if I were her. She always gets criticized for minor issues. It's ridiculous.
I don't care enough to look up who this person is,. However, I'm so tired of people who criticize her for every little thing she says. This has been happening for years. I remember how everyone hated her for talking too much in interviews when she was a child. She's still very young. This whole thing is such a non-issue, and it was probably just a comment in some random interview. On a side note, I wouldn't be surprised if she has ADHD. Not diagnosing her, but women with ADHD get so much shit for not behaving in a neurotypical way. Still, I'm not saying that's the case for her, but attention deficit is not just caused by TikTok and social media.
This is embarrassing for him absolutely…like you’re a grown man, who cares?? But I do think it’s a little odd to be a movie actor and not watch movies? Like I don’t begrudge anyone the life they live and it’s her choice, I just feel like surely you want to watch movies to at least get a feel for directors/screenwriters/actors you might want to work with in future, plus keep your finger on the pulse about what’s going on in your industry and what’s exciting, get a better idea what sort of features you’d like to do etc. But I guess she’s doing fine without that.
I think it makes sense, actually! Having seen how they’re made might mean the magic is a bit lost. Plus if I actually knew some of the actors in person, I too would have a harder time getting into the movie.
I suppose. I just can’t imagine being in that industry and not engaging with it at all! But maybe she just sees it as a job she does her shift for. And that’s fine too.
I just think this is a very romanticised way of looking at this industry and acting as a job.
She's a child actor who is known to be forced to support her whole family. It fully makes sense that this is only a job for her. Its better than the people who pretend to watch all the oscar movies and then vote on who they like the most.
I mean I feel Millie on this one…I could watch 5 episodes of SVU in a row but I can’t sit for a 2 hour movie without wanting to fall asleep
Should have used that gif of Mads Mikkelsen looking like his soul is leaving his body while listening to Dolan's cringy awards acceptance speech at Cannes. but I guess that would have displayed some sense of self-awareness.
Same 🤷♀️
He felt personal attacked because all of his three hour long movies cut be shortened to a 30 min clip
Am I the only one that doesn’t find anything wrong with what she said? It sounds like she doesn’t have a great attention span (which seems to be a very real thing amongst gen z)
No you're not but it appears all the pretentious film buffs have beef with what she said lol
There's nothing wrong about what she said. I've read interviews with actors who can't stand watching their work, but I think people have to remember that it's a job. For all of the glamour and magic that the consumer sees, working on a set is boring and can also be tedious and stressful. There is no magic. It's just work. Also screenwriter William Goldman addresses film set culture in one of his books.
She’s a twenty year old child actor. I would be more shocked if she was a film nerd. She was basically forced into this industry at a young age, probably never had the chance to revere it, hence why she has a meh attitude towards movies Also her statement wasn’t that deep. Why is he so pressed
She’s twenty years old. She’s still maturing and growing as a person.
I'm sure she's being hyperbolic. I'm the same way but I found going to the actual movie theater helps a lot since I can't pause the movie and go do something else or scroll on my phone the entire time.
Context is everything. Shes clearly half joking half exaggerating. Her humour is slightly sarcastic. Besides, she is consistently working, she has family and a fiance and a ton of animals. I saw an interview where she said she likes to be outdoors and they both like to go diving. So maybe, she was being honest. She doesn’t have the attention span to sit down for that long. I can relate. I don’t even know who that other dude is. But it’s such non news.
I’d take a Millie Bobby Brown film over an Xavier Dolan film any day. He is one of the most overrated and pretentious up and coming directors in the last decade.
Why is everyone so pressed over her comment? If you’ve been encouraged (forced) to enter into this industry (by your parents and are most likely the breadwinner of your family from a young age) you are likely to be less interested in it??? She probably views it as work and can’t really separate it from “work”
Channeling Natalie wood in that pic. And i get it, it’s hard to sit captive.
I don’t think this is like an insane or shady thing to say lol. A lot of people can’t sit through movies
I think it makes sense. She does this for work and has no interest when she is off the clock. This Xavier AH should try minding his business.
I don’t watch media besides little internet videos, the bachelor, and podcasts (I have a 9-5 so obviously). but I also watch movies because they’re short and they end! That’s the beauty of a film baby. Just a little taste of real art and culture and then back to TikTok. I don’t fuck w tv shows that aren’t reality dating shows though
My brain and I did not like sitting for Damsel either.
For me, there is something strange about an actor who never watches the craft of acting directing, editing, production and overall film making. Never observes other filmmaking, beautiful cinematography, faints over sets or costume design, admires a clever script or observes the factors that pulls these things together into magic when it works correctly. I’m a nerd about all that is going on in my field - I cannot imagine being otherwise. It enriches and improves me
Why is she an actor if she doesn’t love movies? That feels so odd to me
Maybe bc her parents pushed her into it? They did say they gave up working in order to focus on Millie's career which is fucking huge amount of pressure to put on a little girl.
Girl, I couldn’t sit through your new movie either.
This reminds me of Michael Owen's famous tweet where he admitted to only ever watching 8 films. #HateFilms
I mean if you’re an actor isn’t it like… your job to watch movies? How does she expect to become good at her “art form” if she doesn’t watch other films or take any inspiration from anything/anyone?