“It’s not an action film. You’ll probably like it.”
Of course I want action in films, just not car chase, gun fight, sex, torture or treasure hunt, etc. What is a movie without action? Something has to happen in every frame. Otherwise you might as well stare at a still photo.
Current wisdom: our attention span has gotten so short that the pace of a movie or a book has to become faster and shorter. Artists are dealing with a scatter-brained public who is an insatiable moron of continuous action.
I don’t believe this for a second.
If enough film makers are serious about putting out high quality work then the public’s level of intellect will rise to meet the challenge. To blame the audience is a cheap shot.
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is not an action film but for two and a half hours it has the power to take me along with the players through an arduous journey. When it finally releases me it drops me off at an odd place where I must decide how to gather up the loose ends, or not at all.
