We want to be left unbothered when we watch a movie. It’s either on tv, streaming platforms, or movie theatre, we want to have as little disturbance as possible when it comes to watching a ‘moving pictures’ on our screen. All for a better-possibly the best-cinematic experience. Some people even willing to pay more to get that best cinematic experience, for instance watch a movie in 3D (or maybe 4D), more private studio, or more advance-featured studio.
In another example, you can create an ‘atmosphere’, set up a whole mood to support your movie night; put on some blankets or fluffy cushions to make your couch more comfy, make popcorn or buy any other snacks, set up the lightings in your room, or just simply curled up on your bed with your laptop in front of you. But sometimes you want to make-it-bigger than just a night in your room with bunch of snacks and chick flicks on your laptop screen, especially when it comes to your very own most-anticipated movie and you want to see it since the very first time. In that case you can choose the first choice of going to the movie theatre or cinema.
A cinema provide a whole pack to give you the top movie experience: big or small air-conditioned studio of your choice, bigger screen, more advance audio setting, no lights on except from the screen, various choice of snacks and beverages you can pick, and a movie ticket you can collect (this is my favourite part). With all that features you expect nothing but a nice movie night/day out, but sometimes a thing or two can come in your way, even the smallest ones. Exhibit A, the urge to use the toilet. Exhibit B, though this is more like a technical issue but I have experienced this: the movie stopped after a few minutes playing. Exhibit C, this is a common thing that happen in a movie theatre: people talking during the show.
Not going to lie, it’s a bit uncomfortable to hear someone talking during the show. Normally, before the show starts there will be some restrictions that are shown on the screen, the purpose of it to remind the audience about things that they can’t do inside the studio, including talking. The audience supposed to be as quiet as possible during playing time. For some reason, I think a lot of people have experienced this in all those times they visit a cinema.
Now how about giving a reaction? Sometimes you can’t help but giving a reaction when a certain scene comes up. For example, that iconic Avengers: End Game final battle when one by one, all the Avengers that were blipped by Thanos appeared, and (of course I can’t ruled this out) when Captain America said “Avengers assemble” while holding Mjolnir. I have to say “the crowd goes wild” is probably the best description of it, I mean you can literally find videos on YouTube about audience reaction to that scene.
When I watched Avengers: End Game in a cinema, the whole studio erupted with cheers, a lot of “yes!” “whoo!” “let’s go!” ringing through the room, few people even clapped their hands. It’s completely the opposite “no talking during the show” rule-but that scene really did it’s thing to lure out audience reaction. Now back to the question, sure a person maybe (or maybe not) let out a few words of their mouth and say something during the reaction. There is a possible fine line between talking during a show and giving out reaction by saying a few word during a show.
Back to the “talking thing”, talking means… talking to your friend or whoever accompany you to the cinema. An example: I sat beside a couple when I watch Avengers: Infinity War. For most of the time during the show, the girlfriend kept asking her boyfriend about the movie, the characters, at whatever happened on the screen. My guess was that was the girlfriend’s first time watching an Avengers movie. I was irritated that I need to shush them a few times. And it happened to me a few times and not only during Avengers: Infinity War but also some other movies that I watched at a cinema. Then I’m thinking… maybe just maybe, sometimes talking during showtime, it’s either give out a reaction or really talking, it just happens, whether that person realizes it or not.
At the end, you just want to enjoy the movie, you just want to have a good time and escape a little bit by watching a movie and you want the slightest possible of things get in your way when you watch a movie. I mean hey, you just had a rough week you deserve a little treat to yourself by going to the cinema, sit back relax, and enjoy a movie you’ve been dying to watch. While sometimes a reaction or talking in a cinema studio just happens (a lot) it’s better to keep our voice down during a movie showtime. I mean we all don’t want to be disturbed during a showtime right? There is no harm in trying to give other people the same experience we want when we go to a cinema by not disturbing them. It’s a win-win though, we get to see the same movie, we get to get the same experience in the best way possible, and then we can go home happily while ticking off our watch-list.
