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stevenpiziks) wrote2021-04-12 09:25 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2021-04-12 09:25 pm
Holy Crap! A Movie!
On Sunday, Darwin and I went to an actual, honest-to-Goddess movie!
See, the movie GODZILLA VS. KONG came out, and we both wanted to see it. (Side note: the title pretty much says it all. The human characters are utterly uninteresting, as are their concerns. The movie is unabashedly about giant CGI monsters fighting each other. If you want more than that, you're at the wrong movie.) And we realized we've both been vaccinated, so we don't have to worry about catching anything. So we went!
It was . . . strange being back in a movie theater after more than a year's absence. We bought our tickets online and arrived to find the crowds were light, and the ticket-checkers were off-duty, so we just walked in, bought concessions, and sat down. In our lovely reclining chairs. With movie popcorn and soda. It was oddly exciting, after being gone for so long. And it was great to be out in a public place without having to worry about infection.
Yes, there's a lot to be said about watching movies at home. Easy bathroom breaks, cheap snacks, not having to drive. But these are eclipsed by the giant movie screen, the anticipation when the theater darkens, the booming surround-sound, and the reaction of the rest of the audience. It's also easier to concentrate at the theater. No one interrupts the video to ask if you've seen his phone. The cats don't make demands that must be met right this second. You don't feel compelled to send or answer texts. It's just the darkness, the audience, and the movie.
And the popcorn.
See, the movie GODZILLA VS. KONG came out, and we both wanted to see it. (Side note: the title pretty much says it all. The human characters are utterly uninteresting, as are their concerns. The movie is unabashedly about giant CGI monsters fighting each other. If you want more than that, you're at the wrong movie.) And we realized we've both been vaccinated, so we don't have to worry about catching anything. So we went!
It was . . . strange being back in a movie theater after more than a year's absence. We bought our tickets online and arrived to find the crowds were light, and the ticket-checkers were off-duty, so we just walked in, bought concessions, and sat down. In our lovely reclining chairs. With movie popcorn and soda. It was oddly exciting, after being gone for so long. And it was great to be out in a public place without having to worry about infection.
Yes, there's a lot to be said about watching movies at home. Easy bathroom breaks, cheap snacks, not having to drive. But these are eclipsed by the giant movie screen, the anticipation when the theater darkens, the booming surround-sound, and the reaction of the rest of the audience. It's also easier to concentrate at the theater. No one interrupts the video to ask if you've seen his phone. The cats don't make demands that must be met right this second. You don't feel compelled to send or answer texts. It's just the darkness, the audience, and the movie.
And the popcorn.