I fail at watching movies at home

[Alastor3]

I don't have a significant other and im in a new city so i usually watch movies alone. I live in a bachelor 1 and a half room, so im using my computer screen as a TV. But recently, i just can't watch a movie without stopping in the middle. I can't seems to focus enough even tho the movie is really good, not because of a lack of investment, but it's become too easy to pause the video. If it's too cringy, I pause, if it's too horror i pause, etc. Something you can't do at the cinema.

I didn't do these type of interruption before, except while watching the office, but im doing it more and more and i don't know why.

 

[Cotton McKnight]

You gotta do what works best for you at home. Or work on resisting that pause button.

 

[TaySan]

Turn off your phone and hide it somewhere so you won't have the temptation to use it during the movie. I have to do that or else I'm browsing on Era lol

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Do you just stare at the paused screen after?

 

[nsilvias]

unless im in a theater getting me to watch a movie is nigh impossible.

 

[I Don't Like]

Do you just stare at the paused screen after?

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Lol same question.

Anyway, lower dedicated attention span to movies or any media over time is not that uncommon I don't think.

 

[deftones r cool]

Do something else then

I just recently got back into watching movies again. Having a 5.1 system proper is a blessing.

 

[Alastor3]

Do you just stare at the paused screen after?

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sometimes, yeah

 

[Officer Big Mac]

sometimes, yeah

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[Venatio]

It's why I love the theater.

 

[BringBackSonics]

I don't have a significant other and im in a new city so i usually watch movies alone. I live in a bachelor 1 and a half room, so im using my computer screen as a TV. But recently, i just can't watch a movie without stopping in the middle. I can't seems to focus enough even tho the movie is really good, not because of a lack of investment, but it's become too easy to pause the video. If it's too cringy, I pause, if it's too horror i pause, etc. Something you can't do at the cinema.

I didn't do these type of interruption before, except while watching the office, but im doing it more and more and i don't know why.

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Turn on the movie, get up and put the remote next to the tv, sit down and enjoy

 

[deftones r cool]

OP, do you have other hobbies at home that might interest you more? There may be a reason just sitting down and watching something isn't capturing your attention.

 

[Alastor3]

OP, do you have other hobbies at home that might interest you more? There may be a reason just sitting down and watching something isn't capturing your attention.

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Honestly, i think it's because i don't work hard enough on my personal project (finishing writing that damn Choose your own adventure novel), and i always guilt thinking about it and it decrease my appreciation of my other hobbies i think

 

[Deleted member 35077]

I feel you, as I also share the same problems when watching movies, except for anime because I actually need to pay attention and read the subtitles lol.

 

[Pelao]

I can't watch movies or shows alone anymore, they have become a social activity to me, I need someone else to share it with.

The last few times I've tried I just stop a few minutes in because I realize I would prefer to be playing a videogame instead.

Whenever I find a movie I think looks interesting I wait to find someone to watch it with.

 

[Disco]

It's why I love the theater.

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for sure. its super easy to be engrossed in a good movie at the theaters too (beyond just the ones that are full of spectacle)

unless you go to one of those oft-mentioned theaters people on this forum complain about where people are somehow shitting their pants and clapping and screaming every 5 minutes.

hope theaters never die in my lifetime. its become far too easy for me to pause a movie at home too, to go grab a snack or do something for a second.

 

[deftones r cool]

Honestly, i think it's because i don't work hard enough on my personal project (finishing writing that damn Choose your own adventure novel), and i always guilt thinking about it and it decrease my appreciation of my other hobbies i think

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Sounds like you need to work up the will power to isolate yourself from your distractions.

I also enjoy writing. I have a quiet room in the front of my house where it flows best for me. No tv, no distractions - I don't even bring my phone in there. Just me, a pen, a notebook, and a bookshelf for motivation.

My buddy likes doing the same at a little donut shop a few miles or so down the road.

Ultimately, I think our brains tell us what we want to do most. We just have to listen. Try meditation maybe. idk im thinking too much lol

 

[I KILL PXLS]

Watching it on your computer screen probably isn't helping. Especially if you're just sitting at your computer desk while doing it. The few times I've tried watching a movie that way haven't worked for me either since there's always the option to alt tab or put it in a side window and multitask. I rarely watch anything on my computer over 15 minutes in full screen.

 

[texhnolyze]

I have a similar problem.

Movies are simply too long for me. I often get distracted and pause it, even though I have a big TV and surround sound system. Sometimes I treat it like an episodic show; pause, then continue later or tomorrow.

 

[Walter White Walker]

I don't even start them. I couldn't tell you the last movie I watched at home.
Actually, I can't tell you the last movie saw in the theater. I still need to see the last Star Wars, for instance. I think it might have been Endgame, maybe.

 

[Wraith]

Why start a movie when you can simply scroll through the queue on half a dozen different streaming services for 90 minutes without ever watching anything?

 

[Venatio]

Why start a movie when you can simply scroll through the queue on half a dozen different streaming services for 90 minutes without ever watching anything?

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Don't forget the phone. Gotta check it at least every minute.