Matt Damon has claimed that Netflix pushes directors to reiterate the plot for viewers who are watching while on their phones.
The actor has just released new action film The Rip on the streaming platform, which sees him reunite with frequent collaborator Ben Affleck.
During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast alongside his co-star, Damon spoke about collaborating with Netflix, saying they want bigger action earlier in such films, and push for the plot to be repeated to accommodate attention spans.
“The standard way to make an action movie that we learned was, you usually have three set pieces,” he said. “One in the first act, one in the second, one in the third… You spend most of your money on that one in the third act. That’s your finale.
“And now they’re like, ‘Can we get a big one in the first five minutes? We want people to stay tuned in. And it wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.’”
Affleck went on to praise Netflix series Adolescence, which became a huge success last year, and the fact that it “didn’t do any of that shit”.
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