Modern media is too overstimulating

I was watching a video essay on the new film "Forgotten Island", and immediately I found the animation, the editing and cinematography of said film was just nothing but pure garish noise thrown into the face of the viewer, as if the makers of the film were so desperate to keep audience's attentions that felt they had to practically scream directly in their faces every five seconds, with constant jumpcuts and shouting. Then my mother showed me a reel for a recipe for stir fry chicken. Again, the editing style was constantly jumpcutting between each step before my brain even had time to process the instructions. it made my head physically hurt.

I feel like it's all to do with people being addicted to their phones these days that everything is edited in this... extremely distracting way, but I can't help but feel it's harmful. It certainly overstimulated me to the point where I needed to have a little bit of quiet time

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  • Totally agree - there is far too much overkill in everything. Everything with hyper-music, even serious documentaries, programmes about history and wildlife programmes. And there is also overkill by presenters, when giving out information. It's so unnecessary - ancient places, nature and wildlife are interesting and exciting enough not to need operatic or crash=bang music [sorry, I'm too old to know the names of current genres!]. Same with presenters talking whilst walking in busy streets, or along cliffs or talking to camera whilst driving. I sometimes wish they would crash into a lampost or fall down a hole. What's wrong with standing still and letting facts speak for themselves. I don't need surround-sound and cinematic camera tricks to consider something worth watching. Next thing will be dramatic music and a dancing troupe as background to TV news.

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  • Totally agree - there is far too much overkill in everything. Everything with hyper-music, even serious documentaries, programmes about history and wildlife programmes. And there is also overkill by presenters, when giving out information. It's so unnecessary - ancient places, nature and wildlife are interesting and exciting enough not to need operatic or crash=bang music [sorry, I'm too old to know the names of current genres!]. Same with presenters talking whilst walking in busy streets, or along cliffs or talking to camera whilst driving. I sometimes wish they would crash into a lampost or fall down a hole. What's wrong with standing still and letting facts speak for themselves. I don't need surround-sound and cinematic camera tricks to consider something worth watching. Next thing will be dramatic music and a dancing troupe as background to TV news.

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