There is merit to a long runtime, and I like to think the successes of films like Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon this year trailblazing the trend of longer runtimes in Hollywood will destroy the notion that Gen-Z is doomed to face declining attention spans and continued obsession with short-form content.

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A repurposed essay from my Intro to World Cinema History course, with the additional analysis of The Florida Project.