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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
I was in the theater not too long ago and was looking at around at how rude and obnoxious people are and how much that has changed in the last 15 years. It used to be such a taboo thing to make any noise or distract people in any way in the theater. Now its often like trying to watch a movie in the middle of a shopping mall.
All i could think was "how can it be so hard to understand in Hollywood that numbers are slipping because clearly society is slipping and the movie going experience becomes more irritating and miserable AND expensive every year"
I live in a city with millions and I only have a few theaters that i go to in very nice areas of town. Anywhere else just guarantees a horrible experience.
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I was being pithy (and snarky) with my stereotypucal comments. But when it comes to movies, the current 'theater experience', I do admit regardless of race the whole thing is getting shittier and shittier.
However, having said that, I live in New York City. I go to theaters in all differant neighborhoods (based on convenience) and there IS a differance between a movie theater in Washington Heights and a theater in East Harlem and a theater in SoHo. It could be argued that the differances are purely economical and not racial/ethnic/cultural per se. But there IS a differance in how audiences act in differant neighborhoods.
Sad thing is, the trend seems to be going the way you are saying, NOT in the direction of more politeness, etc. I think that is a reflection of the times more than anything else. People are so used to being in their own little bubble - whether that be a smart phone, the Internet, Twitter, iPods, whatever - that they don't know how to act in "public". You know, where other people are around you.
It all started 15-20 years ago with cell phones and people thinking they were having a private conversation - on the bus. LOL And it's getting worse.
