Jan 11, 2009 12:12 PM GMT
If you're spending around 8-11 bucks in order to have the opportunity to sit in a comfortable seat, indulge yourself with body shaking surround sound, and for once break away from your pathetic meaningless excuse of a life and completely immerse yourself in 75-150 minutes of total fantasy, then what the hell would possess you to think "oh let's see if I have any text messages," whip out your lifeless phone and blind every row behind you, just so you can reply, "hey babe I'm watching a movie right now. You wanna do something afterwards? Hey can you do me a favor and..."
Maybe I'm completely wrong here, but I was under the impression that people who came to watch the movie...watched the movie.
I actually think it is just as disrespectful to distract people from their movie entertainment with your cell phone as it is to infect people with your cigarette smoke if you choose to smoke in a crowded public area. No one else wants to be involved with what you are doing: so DON'T do it! When you are in a movie theater you are not important! No one cares about you! And no one cares about who you know! Sit down, stfu, silence your phone, and watch the movie. You have the opportunity to completely absorb, interpret, compare and contrast with your preconceived notions, learn, and emotionally and physically react to something new. What would motivate you then to check a text message? To me that's like someone saying "oh yeah I'm about to orgasm!!!!...wait lemme check the weather online really quick."
If the movie sucks then leave, or like I do in some cases watch it from a Mystery Science Theater 3,000 perspective. Either way the movie should be entertaining, and more so than your own life. And don't forget, I have popcorn and will throw it at your head.
Tell your theater cell phone disaster tale now. =)
Maybe I'm completely wrong here, but I was under the impression that people who came to watch the movie...watched the movie.
I actually think it is just as disrespectful to distract people from their movie entertainment with your cell phone as it is to infect people with your cigarette smoke if you choose to smoke in a crowded public area. No one else wants to be involved with what you are doing: so DON'T do it! When you are in a movie theater you are not important! No one cares about you! And no one cares about who you know! Sit down, stfu, silence your phone, and watch the movie. You have the opportunity to completely absorb, interpret, compare and contrast with your preconceived notions, learn, and emotionally and physically react to something new. What would motivate you then to check a text message? To me that's like someone saying "oh yeah I'm about to orgasm!!!!...wait lemme check the weather online really quick."
If the movie sucks then leave, or like I do in some cases watch it from a Mystery Science Theater 3,000 perspective. Either way the movie should be entertaining, and more so than your own life. And don't forget, I have popcorn and will throw it at your head.
Tell your theater cell phone disaster tale now. =)