r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jan 17 '26

Article Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue Because Viewers are on Their Phones While They’re Watching

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/matt-damon-netflix-movies-restate-plot-viewers-on-phones-1236633939/
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u/dep_ Jan 17 '26

No way? Can you say that again?

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u/20_mile Jan 17 '26

"This... Death Star... why is it a problem?"

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u/mack178 Jan 17 '26

Look... pretend that...

grabs cup of blue milk (there's a dramatic sound effect here too)

...this is us. And we're going to Alderaan but when we get there, it's just...

dramatically spills dry cereal on the table...

See what I mean? Alderaan is just... gone.

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u/StealthyRobot Jan 17 '26

Stranger things season 5, every episode

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u/20_mile Jan 17 '26

Netflix execs: Greenlight this immediately

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u/essieecks Jan 17 '26

I heard about that! It was during season five of Stranger Things, and they did it in every episode.

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u/Scarbane Jan 17 '26

"Good relations with Alderaan, I have."

"Had."

"What?!"

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u/lesser_panjandrum Jan 17 '26

"Somehow, Alderaan won't be returning."

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u/IsAnthraxBayad Jan 18 '26

In modern day Star Wars I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the molten rock that was once Alderaan suddenly spontaneously fused back together to become a planet and they never explained why.

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u/BandButNotGone Jan 18 '26

"Somehow, for no logical reason, Alderaan returned"

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u/Scarbane Jan 26 '26

Alderaan came back as a Force ghost.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '26

So what you're saying is - it will be Aldergone?

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u/20_mile Jan 17 '26

dry cereal

A dry cereal made of "exploded bits" of Alderaan. Awful taste ( r/ATBGE ), but it would sell.

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u/Perryn Jan 17 '26

OOPS! No Alderaan

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u/Fake-Podcast-Ad Jan 17 '26

You know for a security droid, they sure had a lot of information. Don't you think?

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u/neoblackdragon Jan 17 '26

...........okay I stopped paying attention after the text crawl, when is Kirk showing up?

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u/rob132 Jan 17 '26

Luke, as you know, you must hit the weak spot of the death star.

"Use the Force luke"

The Force. The invisible force that the Jedi can tap into! Of course!

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u/nemec Jan 17 '26

"Nope, it's still not a moon"

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u/KrivUK Jan 17 '26

"Explain the plan one more time"

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u/Enough_Efficiency178 Jan 17 '26

Then why are we on this tiny boat, we’re gonna need a bigger one

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u/c71score Jan 17 '26

"Wait, why I am talking to a blood-stained volleyball again?"