Movie Runtime Is Actually Frustrating

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Movie Runtime Is Actually Frustrating is a phrasal template based on a tweet criticizing the length of the 2021 action-fantasy film Mortal Kombat. The tweet became the subject of mockery with others replacing the Mortal Kombat with other films, indicating that these posters do not agree with the sentiment. The full template reads:

This is actually frustrating. A Mortal Kombat movie not given the time to flesh out the characters is hurting me in the feels. This isn’t 2 monsters fighting each other, the characters in MK do fuckin matter.

Origin

On April 4th, 2021, Twitter^[1] user @CutHamad tweeted, "This is actually frustrating. A Mortal Kombat movie not given the time to flesh out the characters is hurting me in the feels. This isn’t 2 monsters fighting each other, the characters in MK do fuckin matter." The tweet received more than 2,200 retweets and 790 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).

SnyderCutHamad #RestoreTheSnyderverse @CutHamad •.. This is actually frustrating. A Mortal Kombat movie not given the time to flesh out the characters is hurting me in the feels. This isn't 2 monsters fighting each other, the characters in MK do f----- matter. Mortal Kombat / Running time 1h 50m ERTAL 2:55 AM · Apr 4, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

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Following the post, people began sarcastically refuting the opinion. Twitter^[2] user @BillStack_ posted a picture of several Moral Kombat characters that share a similar design. They wrote, "i must know every single thing about these characters." The tweet received more than 2,500 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

Others began posting the template and substituting movie titles in Mortal Kombat's stead. Twitter^[3] @VRTLPROS tweeted, "This is actually frustrating. A Mr. Bean movie not given the time to flesh out the characters is hurting me in the feels. This isn’t 2 monsters fighting each other, the characters in BEAN do fuckin matter" (shown below, left). Twitter^[4] user @colecrewreview tweeted a variation using the adaptation of Mortal Kombat from 1995. They wrote, "This is actually frustrating. A Mortal Kombat movie not given the time to flesh out the characters is hurting me in the feels. This isn’t 2 monsters fighting each other, the characters in MK do fuckin matter" (shown below, right).