I am 18 and till this day I have never been inside a cinema, its not like i dont watch movies. I watch movies on amazon prime, but recently I was thinking of watching oppenheimer(sorry if theres a spell mistake), should I go to cinema (Its not about the movie its about should i try going to a cinema) ?? And if yes then should i go alone or with a group of friends ???
Should you try going to the cinema? It’s not a big deal, but I’d say yes at some time in your life. If not, you will always be askign this question.
Alone or with friends? Whichever you prefer.
It’s expensive. And, a lot of times people are inconsiderate. There are bad smells. Sticky floors. Screaming children. Can’t pause and go to the refrigerator or bathroom.
A lot of people like it. Maybe you will, too. Try it. But, I prefer to say home and wait to watch movies in the comfort of my own home.
Something tells me there probably won’t be screaming children at an Oppenheimer screening lol
I don’t go often but I haven’t had a bad movie theater experience since…the 2000s maybe? Then again, I generally only see movies “made for” cinema so the audience demographic is skewed
There was screaming children at the van Gogh exhibition, I wouldn’t put it past some to bring them to see Oppenheimer.
How expensive is it where you are? I’m not in the west and cinema costs me USD 5-10. Which means I can easily watch one or two every week
I feel similar and here I pay about 11€ for a movie, 14€ if it’s 3D (which sadly most are) and any popcorn and drink is also insanely overpriced. Though I would say the bigger factor for me avoiding the cinema is the other people, I had too many shitty experiences with people hitting my seat, being loud, being ill and coughing the whole movie, etc etc
I used to have a subscription for about ~17 a month, all 2D shows were free, 3D cost a couple bucks and discounts on IMAX. Also discounts on food.
AMC A List is good if you want to see at least two movies a month. A group of friends and I all have it and we see movie once a week.
If you want to do it, do it. Alone or with your friends is up to you. Watch whichever movie appeals to you. People have a lot of complaints about the movies but I don’t find them too expensive for something I do a few times per year, and I don’t find the experience to be worse than home either.
If anything, since you’re young and you haven’t experienced it yet, try it! It’ll broaden your experiences somewhat and that’s not a bad thing at all.
Watching a film in the cinema, the way some movie makers have intended (especially Christopher Nolan films), is an experience you don’t want to miss out on.
If you’re more comfortable with friends, go for it so you can make some good memories and hang out together.
Just be aware theatres are generally louder with bright massive screens. I love going, but now I’m older and I get bad headaches from all the volume and darkness - wasn’t an issue when I was your age.
Go for it and have a great time!
First, go alone. But make sure you go at the tailend of the movie’s cycle before it goes out of theaters. That’s usually when crowds lessen and it’ll be easier on you to manage. Lots of people really find themselves annoyed because they attend a movie, just when it’s freshly released and they run into all of these problems.
Catch OPPENHEIMER in Dolby Digital, if you can. A nice seat about halfway up the theatre, center row. ENJOY!
Group of friends is always nice, and there’s something atmospheric about watching a film in theaters. I watched Oppenheimer and Across the Spiderverse with my pals recently, and sitting in the reclining seats, putting your feet up, and seeing the film on such a massive screen in a dark theater is a great experience.
It feels more immersive, and the theater speakers make orchestral soundtracks and dialogue sound all the more impactful. Of course, this is all subjective, and I tend to be pretty eccentric, so there’s a good chance it may not live up to the hype.
To put it simply, I’d say its a more enjoyable experience than watching at home, and watching it with friends makes for some good memories. My pals and I still talk about movies we went to see in theaters years and years back.
You should, it is nice! I suggest you go to a movie with friends so you can discuss the movie afterwards and get to enjoy it together.
I’d say that the “with friend part” depends on your own personality: if you like watching movies on TV “with friends” then you probably will like to go to the movies with friends.
If you don’t really feel the need to have people around when watching a movie (or to chat about it afterwards with somebody that watched it along with you), you should still go to the cinema for one of those more grandiose films (the recent Avatar is a good example) - you can’t easilly reproduce the massive screen and proper sound system in a large room experience at home.
One of my best movie experiences was watching the Star Wars: Rogue One movie in the cinema because I was lucky and there were only 7 people in the whole room (so I had none of the possible problems in the cinema experience, such as having a tall person right in front of you obstructing your view to the screen or there being people in the room constantly chatting) and that movie really had the abundance of grandiose scenes that massivelly gain from being on the big screen and having proper sound capable of the kind of thundering bass that physically rumbles your seat.
I mean yeah, for novelty’s sake, but you’ll find it’s a worse experience than watching in home.
Watch Dune in the theaters and then watch it at home. If you still say it’s worse then I don’t know how to help you.
The aspect ratio is the same if you own a 65 inch TV and I have a sound system.
How would it be any different…?
Not worth at all
Yeah, I’d say go at least once to an IMAX theater and at least once to a drive in movie. I almost always watch movies in my home theater but I still go out to the movies sometimes and it’s an experience worth having just for reference. Alone or with friends are both fine for cinema, but IMO, drive in movies are better with company (especially for family outings or date nights).
Yes but keep in mind is not about the movie. You wanna go to the cinema to feeling part of something. I am not very agree to going alone, but no one have friends in this challenging times, if you have them for sure you wanna go with some company because sharing your feels is about the cinema experience.
Going to the cinema with people isn’t exactly a great way to spend time together - it’s a notoriously bad idea for a first date, for example, because you don’t actually spend any time talking or doing anything. You’re just sat there in a dark room, staying quiet and passively watching something.
Going to the cinema alone is absolutely fine. I’d also say going to a restaurant alone is fine (yay good food), but certainly going to the cinema is far more socially acceptable than that.
It’s an experience you might want to have at least once, just to know what it’s like. If you’re excited about the movie, I’d say go for it! Like another commenter said, you’ll be asking yourself the same question until you do it.
I wouldn’t say it’s a must have experience in life, but it’s relatively accessible and will give you another dimension of context during conversation.
Sometimes.
The smaller independent theaters are a nice old timey experience. Most venues have a better sound system than anything most of us can afford - so that’s a good improvement. There’s something romantic about the whole thing, I don’t know. You see a movie the way the filmmakers intended, and being part of an audience, all gasping or laughing together can be powerful.
Big theater chains like AMC are no worthwhile for me. They’re always riddled with unruly teenagers. Like half the time, they’ll be snickering during serious scenes or whatever.
I mean, give it a try. You might like it. You might hate it. It’ll cost you like ~$18 to find out. Not that much.
