Did you ever start watching a movie - streaming, cable, or even broadcast TV- and think:
“This movie doesn’t exactly suck, but it’s not great. But I do want to see how it comes out. Lemme check and see how much longer it is.”
And you check to see how much longer it is, and you discover:
“Oh crap, another hour. Well, I guess I can stick it out, and maybe it gets better.”
But it doesn’t get any better. And even though it’s becoming kind of a chore to stay with it, you feel invested in it. Turning it off would be like ghosting it.
And you watch on and on and on. Time is ticking. Even more than that, time is Tiktoking.
You check again for how much time is left.
“OMG! It’s now one hour and 25 minutes! How can that be?! Are they shooting more of it even as they’re broadcasting it?”
The movie continues to unspool. The sun sets and rises again. Ben Affleck looks notably older than he did in the earlier scenes.
“I cannot stand it any longer! I have the rest of my life to live!”
You click on Wikipedia to the description of the film to discern the ending. Yes, good ol’ Wikipedia always includes a complete plot summary in its movie writeups
“We’re sorry. Even we couldn’t make it to the end. If there ever is one.”
Okay, it’s a bitter pill.
But guess I’m gonna have to read the book.
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