For
They test attention spans and feel exhausting.
Against
Some stories need time to develop fully.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“By the 2 and half hours mark, I'm ready for it to end but some movies just drag.”
“The third one felt an hour too long, and I’m usually not one to make that criticism.”
“The story is as long as it needs to be in order to be told correctly.”
“Even though it’s over 3 hours long, it never feels slow or boring.”