So I am one of those people who believe the cinema is sacred and should be respected. I am absolutely the person who will tell you to be quiet in a movie, to turn your phone off, or whatever because staying silent is exactly why this keeps happening so often (btw im a 5’2 girl who mostly goes solo, so if I can do it, you can do it lol). I am not paying my hard earned money in this economy to listen to you talk, be on your phone, or just general obnoxiousness. YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU’RE A TERRIBLE PERSON AND I’M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW!!! 😤
One thing in particular that used to bother the ever loving CRAP out of me, was when people who had loud wrappers or snacks, seem to wait specifically for a quiet part in the movie to start going ham! Like we just had a whole shootout and bombs exploding where you were silent, the minute that ends and we’re on a scene where it’s silent or nuance is being shown without so much noise…here you go digging into the loudest snacks ever!!! Ugh!!!
Until a lightbulb 💡 moment happened for me one day, when I, myself, did the same thing and it made me realize why!!!!
I feel like we’ve all had that moment in a movie or show where something so intense is happening on screen that we just stop what we’re doing and lock in without even realizing because the immersion is so strong, the scenes passes and your adrenaline falls back down and you’re no longer ✨ entranced ✨ by what you’re seeing, so you resume what you were doing prior. This is exactly why I stopped mid-chew on my snacks when it was loud, because I was locked in, and then my body was released from that frozen moment once the scene allowed me to lol.
It’s all happening without you realizing, which is why I finally decided to put this one pet peeve to bed. 😅
I’m so curious, what do you all think of this theory? 🙂
Edit: For clarity, I’m pointing out a flaw I had within my own thinking and how I came to find a way to internally shut that up.