{"id":2075,"date":"2023-03-08T11:22:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moviestumper.com\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2023-03-08T11:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:22:22","slug":"why-comedy-movies-last-around-1-5-hrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviestumper.com\/why-comedy-movies-last-around-1-5-hrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why comedy movies last around 1.5 hrs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of comedy movies last around 1.5 hrs because that is the sweet spot for most people’s attention spans. Anything longer and people start to get antsy, anything shorter and you don’t really get the full effect of the jokes.<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons for this. First, most comedy movies are based on stories that can be told in that amount of time. Second, comedy movies tend to have a lot of dialogue, which can take up a lot of time. Third, comedy movies often have a lot of physical comedy, which can also take up a lot of time. Finally, audiences tend to have a shorter attention span when it comes to comedy movies, so filmmakers try to keep them around 1.5 hours to make sure they don’t lose their interest.<\/p>\n

Why are movies 1.5 hours? <\/h2>\n

Films used to be on film, and theatres would splice multiple reels together so they could be shown on a continuous loop. Anything more than about 2 hours would be too unwieldly and might require an intermission so the projectionist can actually change the reel.<\/p>\n

Some movies are over two hours long because that is the amount of time needed to tell the story. There have been some movies that were supposed to be at least that long but for some reason were cut back.<\/p>\n

How long is the average comedy film <\/h3>\n