Man watches movie trailers on YouTube, never intends to see movie
By Isabelle Orr, Entertainment Editor
Thinking about seeing a movie? Donât! Try watching movie trailers on YouTube instead.
âItâs a great way to spend three or four hours alone on a Saturday night,â said Julian Sommers, trailer fanatic.
Thanks to YouTubeâs autoplay function, users can watch an endless stream of new movie trailersâenough in a row to equal the time of watching an entire movie!
Cinephiles like Zachary Anderson find watching YouTube trailer compilations an easy way to source new films to watch.
âSometimes Iâll like a trailer enough to write down the name of the movie,â Anderson explained to Other Press reporters. âFrom there I crumple it into a ball, put it into my pocket, and never look at it again. Itâs just comforting to have in case I ever go to a movie, which I wonât because I could never afford it.â
Couples like Jim and Stella Moore find watching movie trailers a fun date idea.
âWe can never find a movie we agree on,â Jim told Other Press reporters. âShe likes foreign films and I only like movies where football is primarily featured. Thatâs why watching 16 or 17 trailers is a good alternativeâthereâs something in it for both of us!â
âI like how watching trailers means we donât have to talk to fill the silence,â said Stella. âWeâve been together for so long that thereâs nothing much left to say. Itâs a nice way to hold both of your attentions so you donât have to make any eye contact.â
âI honestly hate Stella. The only thing keeping our fraying relationship together is watching new Guardians of the Galaxy clips every evening. If I didnât see Chris Prattâs charming face every night, I swear to God I would walk out the front door and leave her,â Jim said.
However, the hobby is not without danger. Frederick Proddington, ER doctor at Vancouver General Hospital, has seen his fair share of cases related to trailer binging.
âSeveral people have gotten so deep into a YouTube hole that theyâve forgotten to eat or drink for days on end,â Proddington explained. âOne day you sit down and start âJulia Roberts trailers 1989-2019â and you could be there for weeks. I encourage everyone who watches clips to have a good support system, or at least a CamelBak hydration pack and some adult diapers on hand.â
What about seeing the actual films themselves?
âI honestly donât know if I have the attention span to watch a feature-length movie,â Sommers told press. âReal movies can be up to two hours long. Who has that kind of time? No, I like to spend my evenings sitting at home, in front of my computer, in my adult diaper. Now thatâs an evening well spent!â