I used to Cut To The Chase…But Bourne Movies have spoiled me for chase scenes…Now I fast-forward through dull hunts to get back to the STORY

The narrative is changing. What is needed to acquire and maintain the ATTENTION of the Audience is changing. Hardback books that seem abbreviated or abridged, when transferred to the eBook format are criticized for being too long. "Why won't this end already?"

Recently, I watched the TV show MISSING, Season One, on DVD. In fact, I watched it twice. But I realized that portions of the show didn't thrill me, didn't entertain me. I was fast-forwarding through the chase scenes! Don't get me wrong, for TV, these chases were state of the art, but come on, it's just "running around" and "cars going fast" and "bad guys shooting at the good girl while she tries not to get hit."

The "metaphor" cut-to-the-chase wasn't working for me, because I was fast forwarding through most of the chase scenes, and even a shoot-out or two. I wanted to get forward to the fascinating emotional drama of human interaction.

I blame the Bourne movies. My personal all-time favorite car chase is in the first Bourne movie. But they all have great car chases. I've been spoiled; my sensitivities have shifted. "I get it: she's running; they're shooting at her; but I want to get forward to where they are interrogating her and she verbally kicks their asses, takes their names, and tweets about it."

@hg47