Movies and Clapping
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Yeah I've never seen this happen in an English cinema.
Too be honest it seems kind of a stupid thing for people to do unless they're at the premiere or something, where the director and actors and all that can be congratulated.
Doing it in a plain old cinema seems kind of pointless. The only person you could be thanking is the projectionist, and he doesn't need a giant round of applause.
Too be honest it seems kind of a stupid thing for people to do unless they're at the premiere or something, where the director and actors and all that can be congratulated.
Doing it in a plain old cinema seems kind of pointless. The only person you could be thanking is the projectionist, and he doesn't need a giant round of applause.
people should enjoy movies in absolute silence, I'm serious unless it's a comedy, shut the hell up. And if you are that happy with the movie, do your darnest to contain your excitment for an hour and write the producer a cheerfull email. The only people you can hope to inform of your enjoyment with that applaus is those around you and I can ensure you they don't give a rats arse.
Watching a movie in a theater is a public event, just like attending a football game or similar. Especially with a big crowd, audience reactions are part of the experience.
One of my best movie memories is that of watching Helsing (2004) the very day it first hit Norwegian theaters. The whole place was packed with people who laughed and cheered at the action. I was assigned a seat about as far to the left as I could get, right next to a dude who would shout "OLÈ!" any time something really over-the-top happened. Which it did every few minutes.
Later, when watching the movie on DVD with my family, I told them about the time I watched the premiere, and we ended up all shouting "OLÈ!" at various points. Good times.
One of my best movie memories is that of watching Helsing (2004) the very day it first hit Norwegian theaters. The whole place was packed with people who laughed and cheered at the action. I was assigned a seat about as far to the left as I could get, right next to a dude who would shout "OLÈ!" any time something really over-the-top happened. Which it did every few minutes.
Later, when watching the movie on DVD with my family, I told them about the time I watched the premiere, and we ended up all shouting "OLÈ!" at various points. Good times.
Never experianced it but, if I'm perfectly honest, it sounds stupid.
If it was live then sure, but those involved in the production. can't hear you and don't know you're congratulating them. Plus, because it ain't live, the actors can't pause and wait for the appluase to stop and thusly you could miss out of parts of the film.
If it was live then sure, but those involved in the production. can't hear you and don't know you're congratulating them. Plus, because it ain't live, the actors can't pause and wait for the appluase to stop and thusly you could miss out of parts of the film.
No, I've never seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show period, never seemed like my cup of tea.madwarper said:
I'm 24 to answer your question.SpiderJerusalem said:
I live in Texas actually right now, and it might be isolated to here judging from how many people seem to not have had this happen. I've gone to several big title movies in the last couple of months, and its happened in all of them. Some of them I can kind of pass by, like during the Avengers when they all gathered and did their city pose. But during my screening, it happened every time any hero made their first time appearance, did something to the enemy, said something pretty much. It to me seemed like too much.Lucane said:
Now I mean this in the context of clapping or cheering. Laughing at a joke or screaming when something startles you I totally understand, even if I don't laugh or scream. That is unhelpable.
There aren't even projectionist anymore for the most part at my cinemas, they are done automatically.Genocidicles said:
Never saw clapping mid movie... there is something some clapping at end of the movie, which I always find incredibly odd... who are they clapping for? But even that doesn't occur very often.
I've 'seen' several laugh guffaws tho that have drowned out dialogue during comedies tho.
I've 'seen' several laugh guffaws tho that have drowned out dialogue during comedies tho.
There's definitely two kinds of this type of thing.
I have experienced claps which were polite, well timed and actually added to my enjoyment of the movie. The audience for a brief moment feels united in our feeling and it's sometimes nice to have some affirmation, even from strangers that feelings are all mutual during a truly great moment.
Then again I have experienced hooting and hollering and obnoxious groups who just do it for the sake of being attention whores wherever they go and completely overstep that appropriate line. They take the clapping moment and turn into a 'everyone glare at me' moment, they don't care that it's negative, they JUST NEED TO BE LOOKED AT.
I hate those moments.
But... yeah I think the last time it happened in the good sense was during lord of the rings return of the king opening night. That was some good clappers. The moment the tide turned on the Orc invasion and the music was all dramatic. Nothing was lost, nothing was not heard, it was just a great moment and everyone felt it was appropriate to clap.
I have experienced claps which were polite, well timed and actually added to my enjoyment of the movie. The audience for a brief moment feels united in our feeling and it's sometimes nice to have some affirmation, even from strangers that feelings are all mutual during a truly great moment.
Then again I have experienced hooting and hollering and obnoxious groups who just do it for the sake of being attention whores wherever they go and completely overstep that appropriate line. They take the clapping moment and turn into a 'everyone glare at me' moment, they don't care that it's negative, they JUST NEED TO BE LOOKED AT.
I hate those moments.
But... yeah I think the last time it happened in the good sense was during lord of the rings return of the king opening night. That was some good clappers. The moment the tide turned on the Orc invasion and the music was all dramatic. Nothing was lost, nothing was not heard, it was just a great moment and everyone felt it was appropriate to clap.
I've never heard of this happening in the UK.klown said:
I think this may be one of the many reasons Americans are known as 'Americlaps' on certain parts of the internet. Watching stand-up shows filmed in Britain and the U.S. there's a major difference, we tend to just laugh if things are funny, yet U.S. audiences clap and cheer. Always struck me as odd, and kind of rude. Just let the comedian do their bit and laugh when they make you.
THis must be an American thing (or just not in my area thing). I've never been to see a movie with people clapping during, or after no matter how hyped or how good the movie is. I saw Avengers, probably one of the most anticipated films of the year. There was no clapping during or after it. I dunno, I find that when watching films, the crowds are generally silent, which I prefer to be honest. If people were cheering or clapping at films I was trying to watch I'd just wait and get them on DVD.
So you could say...the Finnish only clap at the finish?Guffe said:
I'll get my coat...
OT: I don't mind people doing it at the end, but it annoys me a bit if people clap somewhere in the middle, especially if it stops me from hearing something important.
Well, if you hate people, why not just wait until it comes out on dvd and see it at home instead?
Can't really see why you'd put yourself in a position where you're surrounded by people if you hate them.
Can't really see why you'd put yourself in a position where you're surrounded by people if you hate them.
Or simply be social. There's a reason you go out to the movies. If you don't like that, maybe waiting for the DVD is better for you.Marter said:
Could you imagine if this was a standard elsewhere?
"Why are people so damn loud at a rock concert?"
It's a movie "theater", applause and audience participation are a big part of traditional plays, movies not so much but it's still a part of viewing something with a large group. It's not an opera or something so I really can't understand this widely expressed sentiment that clapping is a terrible faux pas. I don't really do it myself but I've seen it done and it seemed appropriate, mostly when something is said that targets a specific group, and that group applauds. Got a good example; While seeing The Mummy in a theater I happened to be with a group of librarians, early in the move Rachel Wiess is drunk and trying to act proud and tough in front of Brendan Frasier, leading her to proudly exclaim "I... am a librarian!" drawing some applause and shouts of approval from the group I was with.
Sure it can be disruptive, and just constantly talking at full volume is very rude to others, but I'm just not feeling the hate, people kicking my seat draws my ire but not an occasional hoopla. I've never done much more than laugh during a comedy, or sometimes during an action movie, but i see the appeal.
I suppose it is a more American thing, never got to see a movie while I was in England, ya'll make it sound like a rather stuffy affair though. Heaven forbid someone went in a little loaded and couldn't contain themselves, probly get a very polite lynching afterwards.
Sure it can be disruptive, and just constantly talking at full volume is very rude to others, but I'm just not feeling the hate, people kicking my seat draws my ire but not an occasional hoopla. I've never done much more than laugh during a comedy, or sometimes during an action movie, but i see the appeal.
I suppose it is a more American thing, never got to see a movie while I was in England, ya'll make it sound like a rather stuffy affair though. Heaven forbid someone went in a little loaded and couldn't contain themselves, probly get a very polite lynching afterwards.
This has had never, and hasn't since, happened in any cinema for any film I have gone seen near me (I live in England) so I didn't realise this was a "thing".
3 years ago ( I think) me and my friend went Florida for a bit of a getaway and saw they were screening A Team and it was dirt cheap compared to back home. Anyway the people behind us kept clapping and cheering and it wrecked it for us. We were both so confused because its not like going to see a play, the staff involved aren't there to hear you and instead it is just diruptive.
3 years ago ( I think) me and my friend went Florida for a bit of a getaway and saw they were screening A Team and it was dirt cheap compared to back home. Anyway the people behind us kept clapping and cheering and it wrecked it for us. We were both so confused because its not like going to see a play, the staff involved aren't there to hear you and instead it is just diruptive.
I guess this is cultural. Here in Germany, I have never heard of anyone clapping in the cinema except in very special moments - lets say the room is full of Marvel-Geeks and at the end of the movie Nick Fury comes in. Other than that... well, Rocky Horror Picture Show, I guess, but that is a cult-following built on audience participation. You might hear someone slowly clapping at the end of a movie, if it was a REALLY good flick, or sarcastically, if it was abysmal.
I heard you guys have Twitter-Seats in cinemas now? America's a crazy place.
Also, nowerdays, there are no... whatever you call them, the vendors that walk through the cinema during breaks to sell icecream. Maybe they still exist in larger cities, but I haven't seen one in years.
I heard you guys have Twitter-Seats in cinemas now? America's a crazy place.
Also, nowerdays, there are no... whatever you call them, the vendors that walk through the cinema during breaks to sell icecream. Maybe they still exist in larger cities, but I haven't seen one in years.