Haven’t we all gotten to the end of a movie and wished we could change one dumb character decision? That’s the promise of interactive films. But here’s the problem—Netflix treats it like a toy, not a tool. You get two or three real choices, and the rest is just padding. The plot still railroads you into a handful of endings. It’s like being handed the steering wheel but finding out the car’s on rails. I’m not saying choice in storytelling is bad, but Netflix is using it as a shiny distraction. They’re not investing in deep branching narratives; they’re slapping a gimmick on a mediocre script to get clicks. Until they commit to real consequences for your choices, it’s just a fancy menu.