One of my biggest pet peeves happened again yesterday. The dreaded clapping at the end of a movie! I don't fully understand what the clappers get out of the practice. Do they understand that no one that made the movie is in attendance? Do they think that I or my other fellow movie patrons actually care that they liked the movie enough to warrant an applause? I've seen this so many times, it's pretty hard to count, actually I'm willing to bet that at about 90% of my movie theater experiences there has been clapping after the movie. Well, maybe not, I've seen some real bombs at the movies but I'd say that 75-80% of the movies I see, some idiot or most likely idiots clap after the final scene.
I just don't get it. Who are they clapping for? The actors, director and producers aren't there. The theater ushers waiting to clean up the eight dollar popcorn you barely finished don't give two shits about what you thought about the movie. Believe me, I could care less! It's not like if I was on the fence if the movie was good or not, I'm going to be swayed by your clapping.
Maybe it's me but it's time to stop clapping at the end of a movie. Let's save the clapping for live events (sports, Broadway, etc.) and just file out of the theater and get on with our lives.
Perhaps I should start a new trend...Every time I hear clapping at the end of a movie I'm going to BOO loudly. Even if I enjoyed the movie. That way I could really piss off these people. I'm sure that will spark some debate and best of all....FIGHTS!
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