There is a peculiar moment that occurs when you rewatch a movie you loved twenty years ago.
You settle in, ready to be transported.
Then the opening scene begins.
Someone walks across a room. They sit down. They look out a window. A telephone rings. Nobody answers it for what feels like three fiscal quarters.
You begin to wonder whether the movie has been tampered with.
People will tell you that older films were paced differently. They will mention longer shots, fewer cuts, and directors who trusted audiences to remain conscious while two characters silently examined a lamp.
That is the official explanation.
The more plausible explanation is that old movies are being slowed down after you purchase them.
Not enough to notice immediately. Perhaps two percent each year. A careful, gradual reduction designed to make every beloved film feel increasingly like security footage from a quiet municipal building.
This would explain why the car chase you remember as thrilling now appears to involve two sedans politely changing lanes.
It also explains why everyone in 1970s cinema takes so long to pour a drink.
Fortunately, there is a countermeasure.
Coffee increases your internal frame rate.
Before coffee, the detective has been staring at the rain for eleven minutes. After coffee, you notice the clue on the desk, understand the troubled marriage, and appreciate that the rain is probably symbolic.
By the second cup, the film has regained most of its original speed.
This is why a proper rewatch should never begin without coffee. You are not merely preparing a beverage. You are restoring the director’s intended pace.
The movie was never slow.
You were buffering.
Coffee note
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Keep the projector properly caffeinated,