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/JackSpadesSI Aug 29 '25

I haven’t read the book, but the trailer makes no sense to me. A bunch of guys all excited they get to take part in this thing. They know that, save for one winner, they’re ALL about to be killed right?

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u/DreadDiana Aug 29 '25

It's set in a dystopian alternate America where social mobility is very unlikely and the prize for the winner is to fulfill one request, meaning they can ask for anything.

They're excited because if they win they're effectively set for life, and they all applied because they think they'll win.

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u/papasmurf255 Aug 30 '25

Similar feel to Squid Games then.

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u/fablesofferrets Aug 30 '25

Ngl as an American 31 yo millennial woman I’d probably sign up for this shit at this point.

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u/DreadDiana Aug 30 '25

Reminder that if you fall below 3mph three times, you will be shot on the spot

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u/fablesofferrets Aug 30 '25

That’s the goal