The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, just premiered on Netflix, and the action thriller is already getting a lot of praise from viewers. Perhaps, though, that’s in part because of a sneaky filming tactic used by the streaming giant, which Matt just revealed on a podcast.
Netflix allegedly wants movies to restate the “plot three or four times”
Appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast to promote their new movie, Matt and Ben (who have been friends for decades) reflected on the filming of it and revealed some interesting intel. That being, how Netflix tries to engage viewers who spend most of the movie on their phone.
Matt explained that the “standard way” to make an action movie is to have “three set pieces.”
“One in the first act, one in the second, one in the third,” he went on. “You spend most of your money on that one in the third act. That’s your finale.” But, Matt added, because viewers now have a “very different level of attention” when watching a movie at home compared to the cinema, Netflix does things differently.
“Now they’re like, ‘Can we get a big one in the first five minutes? We want people to stay’,” he revealed. And that’s not all. Matt noted how streaming services ask actors to “reiterate the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.”
Adding to that, Ben said Netflix is changing its formula in other ways. Referencing the award-winning Adolescence, he said: “It didn’t do any of that sh*t.”
“It’s f**king great,” Ben added of the series. “It’s tragic and intense … There are long shots of the back of their heads. They get in the car, nobody says anything.”
Ultimately, Matt and Ben concluded that shows like Adolescence are “the exception.” And, for good reason, too. After all, you’re probably reading this on your phone with a Netflix series playing in the background right now.
TELL US – HAVE YOU NOTICED A CHANGE IN HOW TV SERIES AND MOVIES TRY TO CAPTURE OUR ATTENTION?
This story originally appeared on Realitytea
