Disruptive crowd not part of movie-goers expectations
By: Jordan Smith
Issue date: 9/28/09 Section: Opinion
Last year my friends and I went to see "Changeling" in the BPSC movie theatre. Since Angelina Jolie received a best actress nomination for the movie, we were excited for a great night of entertainment.
The movie was one of the best I'd seen in a while, but there was one little problem. I could barely hear the movie the entire time. You would never think that college kids could be so rude. If you walked into the movie theatre you would have thought there were elementary kids scattered in the crowd. Every time Ms. Jolie got emotional and yelled, I stifled tears, but the immature kids around me laughed. When a character did something triumphant, there was cheering, whistling, and clapping in the crowd. I'm sorry, but they can't hear you, and it's ruining my experience.
When did the movie going experience lose its luster? There's nothing better than going to the movie theatre and watching a brand new flick with your friends. It shouldn't be ruined by immature people.
I like watching movies at home as well, but actually
getting dressed, putting makeup on, going to the theatre and
paying $1 million dollars to see a brand new movie just makes me a happy camper. I expect many things when I walk into my local movie theatre. I expect to arrive at the theatre and walk into a nice place where everyone is in their respective lines getting their tickets and popcorn. I expect to pay too much for my tickets and too much for my concessions, and then to have
to sit in a seat that is too small for my round bottom. While I am
sitting in that uncomfortable seat, I expect to be surrounded by other excited movie-goers who are ready to enjoy the next two hours of entertainment with me.
When the lights dim I expect to be left in a silence so quiet that I can hear my companions breathe in anticipation of the previews starting. When the previews do get rolling, I expect everyone to watch them as if they've never seen them
before. Even though I see most previews about 10 times before the movie
The movie was one of the best I'd seen in a while, but there was one little problem. I could barely hear the movie the entire time. You would never think that college kids could be so rude. If you walked into the movie theatre you would have thought there were elementary kids scattered in the crowd. Every time Ms. Jolie got emotional and yelled, I stifled tears, but the immature kids around me laughed. When a character did something triumphant, there was cheering, whistling, and clapping in the crowd. I'm sorry, but they can't hear you, and it's ruining my experience.
When did the movie going experience lose its luster? There's nothing better than going to the movie theatre and watching a brand new flick with your friends. It shouldn't be ruined by immature people.
I like watching movies at home as well, but actually
getting dressed, putting makeup on, going to the theatre and
paying $1 million dollars to see a brand new movie just makes me a happy camper. I expect many things when I walk into my local movie theatre. I expect to arrive at the theatre and walk into a nice place where everyone is in their respective lines getting their tickets and popcorn. I expect to pay too much for my tickets and too much for my concessions, and then to have
to sit in a seat that is too small for my round bottom. While I am
sitting in that uncomfortable seat, I expect to be surrounded by other excited movie-goers who are ready to enjoy the next two hours of entertainment with me.
When the lights dim I expect to be left in a silence so quiet that I can hear my companions breathe in anticipation of the previews starting. When the previews do get rolling, I expect everyone to watch them as if they've never seen them
before. Even though I see most previews about 10 times before the movie
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