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I would like to take this opportunity to go on record as saying that the argument "X movie or Y TV show was so good I missed it on first viewing" is bullshit.
It's a movie. It's a TV show. It's filmed performance. Its only job is to capture your attention as you watch. If you need to watch something three or four times to realize that you actually like it, it has failed in its primary job, which is to engage your attention and emotions and entertain you.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and you like it enough to see it again. It has worked.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and it intrigues you enough to see it again. It has worked.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and you hate it but keep watching it because everyone else thinks it's fucking awesome until you buckle to peer pressure and admit that, on the fourth viewing, you have seen the error of your ways, hallelujah and come to Jesus! It. Has. Failed.
This is not a book. We are not reading. Our brains are not actively engaged. We are watching. We are passive. You, the performer/writer/director are meant to be engaging us, not the other way around. AND YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT.
If you fuck it up, you lose.
It's a movie. It's a TV show. It's filmed performance. Its only job is to capture your attention as you watch. If you need to watch something three or four times to realize that you actually like it, it has failed in its primary job, which is to engage your attention and emotions and entertain you.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and you like it enough to see it again. It has worked.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and it intrigues you enough to see it again. It has worked.
If you see a play or a movie or a TV show and you hate it but keep watching it because everyone else thinks it's fucking awesome until you buckle to peer pressure and admit that, on the fourth viewing, you have seen the error of your ways, hallelujah and come to Jesus! It. Has. Failed.
This is not a book. We are not reading. Our brains are not actively engaged. We are watching. We are passive. You, the performer/writer/director are meant to be engaging us, not the other way around. AND YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT.
If you fuck it up, you lose.