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[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (3 children)

If a movie has the usual three act structure, each act of a ten hour movie would be over three hours long.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lord of the Rings Extended Trilogy checks this box nicely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Disagree. The trilogy has an extended arc, yes, but each movie also has an arc (or more). So it's still not REALLY one 10h ish movie.

Interestingly, the end of fellowship doesn't really match the end of a major arc to me. You can argue it's the break of the fellowship, but I think the stronger arc in fellowship is the arrival at rivendell. The end of fellowship DOES coincide with the beginning of several minor arcs though which I guess is the point.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Which is honestly kinda perfect for an evening but I still like a break every hour for fluid exchange

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I, too, like to spit into my fellow humans

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Please, let me brush my teeth first! 😄 (But seriously, I like your beaver pics)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

If you factor in the usual trilogy structure, that's only nine acts at an hour+ each