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Matt Damon Criticizes Netflix for 'Anti-Cinema' Plot Explanations

A meme featuring text criticizing Netflix, attributed to Matt Damon, claiming the platform requires movies to explain plot points 3-4 times for inattentive phone-using viewers, followed by the comment 'Truly the anti-cinema and anti-art company.' Below the text are two side-by-side images: left is Matt Damon holding a document labeled 'Expedition of Mars: Procedures on Planet Mars' with a NASA logo on his shirt; right is the Netflix logo on a black background.
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Matt Damon revealed that Netflix requires, by contract, that movies have dialogue that "explains 3 or 4 times what's happening, because the people who are on their phones aren't paying attention to the screen." Truly the anti-cinema and anti-art company.

Overview

A meme featuring text criticizing Netflix, attributed to Matt Damon, claiming the platform requires movies to explain plot points 3-4 times for inattentive phone-using viewers, followed by the comment 'Truly the anti-cinema and anti-art company.' Below the text are two side-by-side images: left is Matt Damon holding a document labeled 'Expedition of Mars: Procedures on Planet Mars' with a NASA logo on his shirt; right is the Netflix logo on a black background.

Origin notes

The meme originates from 9Gag, created by combining a purported quote from Matt Damon criticizing Netflix's content policies, a photograph of Matt Damon (likely from a NASA-related event), and the official Netflix logo. It is a user-generated collage intended to critique Netflix's approach to filmmaking as prioritizing accessibility over artistic integrity.

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