(As I have finally done)
That “long” doesn’t necessarily mean “epic...”
Adding to the running time
Doesn’t make something more “important”
It just makes you shift in your seat.
There’s no film so great
That it cannot afford
To lose thirty minutes or so.
Fay Wray performed far better
The same role Naomi Watts played
In eighty-seven minutes less screen time.
James Bond does not
Become more interesting
Because he plays an over-long game of cards.
More “Pirates”
Does not necessarily mean
Better “Pirates” when you have to watch their swashing buckles.
And a man dressed as a bat
Is no more “significant”
By hanging around longer than required.
“Begins” felt too long
The “Dark Knight” felt interminable
And even the trailer felt too long this time.
If brevity truly is
The source of all wit
What does witnessing so much witless spectacle really mean?
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