You know what is more annoying than those stupid commercials in a movie theatre? People’s cell phones. During the movie. The entire time. You guys think that you are being subtle with the texting. But I will let you know something right now: dark theatre + bright tiny light + clicking = really annoying, and completely noticeable.
This could be a time when I could lament about the good old days – how way back when no one used to ever disrupt the movie. Everyone used to just sit and watch the movie happily, gratefully, and quietly.
However, I would be lying if I believed any of that. The truth is, with the invention of the theatre, came the invention of annoying moviegoers. There have always been, and always will be the people that talk through the movie, loudly. There was also the problem of hats. Women wore big hats during the movie that disrupted everyone’s view during the early 1900s. And also, theaters of the olden days were not set up like they are now. You would pay your money, and then you got a newsreel, and at least two movies and maybe even a short cartoon! Sounds great huh? Except that people could walk in and out of the theatre as they pleased – and they DID walk in and out as they pleased, while talking. It wasn’t a big deal to get to the movie on time or even to stay the entire time.
But even though the theatre has a long history of rude people, does this mean that you should continue to text during the movie? Absolutely not! It is REALLY irritating, and the worst part is that you think no one notices or isn’t bothered by it because you are texting instead of talking. But it does! Can we please change history and stop with the rudeness during a movie? Listen to the silly ads in the beginning: turn off your cell phone!
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