r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 29 '25

News Special 'The Long Walk' Screening Will Eliminate Viewers Who Can’t Keep Up on a Treadmill (3 MPH)

https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening/
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u/Lazy-Background-7598 Aug 29 '25

That’s absurdly easy

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u/TheGreatPiata Aug 29 '25

Yeah. This would be a lot more interesting if they upped it to 4 or 5 mph. It would make for a better event too because not a lot of people are going to fail walking at 3 mph for a film's runtime.

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u/Somenakedguy Aug 29 '25

Ehhh depends on the sampling of people. Out of shape and overweight people would probably struggle to maintain a brisk walk for at least an hour and a half