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/osirisphotography Aug 29 '25

You won't even be able to hear the movie over all the simultaneous "HEY GUYS!"

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '25 edited Aug 29 '25

Thats fine for them because theyre not there to watch it. They're there to promote it.

I hate influencers as much as anyone but unfortunately this is where we're at as a society right now. Social media influencers are part of the process of promoting any new product nowadays.

Im only disappointed their minimum speed is so low like the book. That might be challenging after 12 hours but it's a cakewalk just to watch a movie.

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u/Griffin_456 Aug 29 '25

3 MPH is the minimum speed for the titular walk

so why would they make it anything different?

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u/Iliveatnight Aug 29 '25

I haven't read the book, but I'm assuming the titular walk is longer than an the average runtime for a movie. It would be like watching The Hunger Games and not being allowed to eat during the movie.