Movies and Clapping

[suitepee7]

i've seen it, and i hate it. luckily it doesn't happen too much around my parts

So I don't like people,

yeahhh, thats kinda my view here. i don't see the point. my perception of applause is to show appreciation (or something along those lines) for a person or act. a film is not receiving applause, the actors, directors and people who contributed are who i would need applauding, and they sure as hell aren't sitting in my cinema. if i was (for whatever reason) at a premier of a film, with some of the cast etc there, then maybe i would, but not just for a film in general.

also, you said it happened midway through the film? ouch man... that'd make me rage pretty hard. i get pissed off when people scream in horror films, which is why i don't see that many in cinemas

 

[Loonyyy]

Unacceptable. I pay to go the cinema, to see awesome movies, not to listen to other people clapping or laughing over dialogue. When I start missing stuff because I can't hear over a bunch of twerps making a nuisance of themselves, I feel I'm losing out on what I came for. It's why I usually avoid crowded theatres. Either way, if I miss stuff in a cinema, I can get what I paid for sooner or later. I'd rather not have to, but it's really simple.

Once you realise you're overwhelming the dialogue, stop it. Clapping or whooping is completely unnecessary, and I'd be happy if you were thrown out on your ass for doing it.

 

[Thyunda]

I have genuinely never seen this happen before - is it just an American thing? I think I'd hate it - the creators of the movie aren't there so it's fairly pointless.

My old film studies teacher talked about this being an American thing, actually. I never see it here in England, sure people laugh at comedies, but nobody applauds. Ever. I do remember seeing the preview of an episode of season 10 of Red vs Blue, when the audience cheered and clapped as Maine came out of his drop-pod. That's something I doubt I'd ever get used to if I moved to teh States.

 

[Frybird]

I have genuinely never seen this happen before - is it just an American thing? I think I'd hate it - the creators of the movie aren't there so it's fairly pointless.

My old film studies teacher talked about this being an American thing, actually. I never see it here in England, sure people laugh at comedies, but nobody applauds. Ever. I do remember seeing the preview of an episode of season 10 of Red vs Blue, when the audience cheered and clapped as Maine came out of his drop-pod. That's something I doubt I'd ever get used to if I moved to teh States.

Rarely saw it in germany either...and also don't get it.

If i clap, it's usually to applaud somebody, and i guess with movies, i'd want to applaud the creators or people involved with the film. But if i don't know about anyone involved being in the theater, it's kind of pointless, unless the guy at the projector somehow did an exceptional job that elevates himself from the norm...

 

[Ragsnstitches]

That never happens here... who are they clapping at? There is no one there to receive such adulations. The Staff of the cinema are hardly deserving of it (unless you REALLY liked the popcorn).

Maybe if it were a premier where people who created the flick are attending, then clapping would make sense. Or maybe if its a clap in response to a funny scene (similar to knee slapping).

Gasps, laughs, crying, screams, heck even fist pumps... all fine in the right context as it is a physical reaction to a moment (possibly engineered to elicit that response). Clapping in celebration makes no damn sense, since the people who they are expressing affection towards aren't there to receive it.

Do they clap after watching a film on TV? No? THEN WHAT THE FUCK!?

 

[Trippy Turtle]

It annoys me when people clap during movies. Its even worse than talking, at least talking can possibly convey something interesting. Thankfully nobody really claps at the movies I have seen and I walk out fast enough as it ends that I don't have to look like I know those that clap for the credits.
Seriously, who are you applauding? I'm pretty sure the pixels don't give a shit if you liked the movie.

 

[repeating integers]

I have genuinely never seen this happen before - is it just an American thing? I think I'd hate it - the creators of the movie aren't there so it's fairly pointless.

My old film studies teacher talked about this being an American thing, actually. I never see it here in England, sure people laugh at comedies, but nobody applauds. Ever. I do remember seeing the preview of an episode of season 10 of Red vs Blue, when the audience cheered and clapped as Maine came out of his drop-pod. That's something I doubt I'd ever get used to if I moved to teh States.

You saw a Red vs Blue preview in a cinema?

I am jealous as all hell right now.

OT: Over here in Britain, the only acceptable noise to make in a cinema is laughter. Any other noise is (rightly, IMO) considered to be rude and disruptive.

The idea of applauding or cheering at the end of a movie is confusing to me. Nobody here ever gets that worked up at a film, no matter how good.

 

[Beliyal]

Even though audience participation in movie watching can be interesting (I remember several times where my experience in a theatre was better only because of that), I don't think clapping in the middle of the movie really helps. At least, it wouldn't help me really. Clapping is a really long and loud action, unlike laughter, and it seems really unnecessary due to the fact that it serves to applaud someone's actions or movie actors and/or crew. Since it's a movie and that person cannot witness the clapping, I don't think it has any purpose, other than letting other people in the audience know that you really, really liked that. Well, I don't care. Laughing is tolerable, but clapping is too obnoxious, especially if it's in the middle of the movie. Clapping when the credits start rolling, sure, go ahead. During the movie? No. Luckily, movies in our theatres are subtitled so you don't really lose dialogue, but it's just obnoxious and causes an unnecessary commotion. If it includes losing the dialogue as well, I'd be pissed at it.

EDIT:

Spoiler: I remember a time the audience clapped at a particular scene that felt straight-up disgusting. Hunger Games spoilers

A guy pinned as antagonist is killed and the audience claps. That was when I knew the message of the Hunger Games -if it had one at all- was completely lost on the people that clapped.

Oh dear. At that scene, really? That's just sad. That particular scene was really unnerving in the movie, even more so in the book. I can't imagine why someone would consider that as something that deserves clapping. Feels like they didn't watch the same movie.

 

[Thyunda]

I have genuinely never seen this happen before - is it just an American thing? I think I'd hate it - the creators of the movie aren't there so it's fairly pointless.

My old film studies teacher talked about this being an American thing, actually. I never see it here in England, sure people laugh at comedies, but nobody applauds. Ever. I do remember seeing the preview of an episode of season 10 of Red vs Blue, when the audience cheered and clapped as Maine came out of his drop-pod. That's something I doubt I'd ever get used to if I moved to teh States.

You saw a Red vs Blue preview in a cinema?

I am jealous as all hell right now.

OT: Over here in Britain, the only acceptable noise to make in a cinema is laughter. Any other noise is (rightly, IMO) considered to be rude and disruptive.

The idea of applauding or cheering at the end of a movie is confusing to me. Nobody here ever gets that worked up at a film, no matter how good.

No, no, I saw the preview on YouTube, but the YouTube video was filmed in a miniature theatre at RTX or something. Okay, I can't find the video now, but it was a relatively okay quality recording of the pre-Connecticut fight, which ends with Maine emerging from the drop pod. As soon as the door came flying off and Maine climbs out, the whole audience starts cheering and clapping.

Apparently things are a big deal in America.

 

[Woodsey]

Audiences can be pot-luck. Went to see Skyfall the other day and one half of the crowd kept laughing and stuff that wasn't even meant to be funny.

There's a scene (it's in the trailer, no spoilers) where he's shooting at a target and can't hit it, and then a close up shot of his face where he looks as if he's going to cry. Apparently this was all hilarious, and most definitely not the act of of seeing someone brush against depression.

I hear this sort of shit is a lot worse in America though.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

People in Britain never clap at the cinema, we're much more restrained than our american cousins (I presume this is mostly an american thing). People laughed at the puny god bit in avengers, so much so I couldn't actually hear the line itself, which was annoying, but I think that's the only time the audience has ever disrupted a movie for me.

 

[MrStab]

I have genuinely never seen this happen before - is it just an American thing? I think I'd hate it - the creators of the movie aren't there so it's fairly pointless.

My old film studies teacher talked about this being an American thing, actually. I never see it here in England, sure people laugh at comedies, but nobody applauds. Ever. I do remember seeing the preview of an episode of season 10 of Red vs Blue, when the audience cheered and clapped as Maine came out of his drop-pod. That's something I doubt I'd ever get used to if I moved to teh States.

Rarely saw it in germany either...and also don't get it.

If i clap, it's usually to applaud somebody, and i guess with movies, i'd want to applaud the creators or people involved with the film. But if i don't know about anyone involved being in the theater, it's kind of pointless, unless the guy at the projector somehow did an exceptional job that elevates himself from the norm...

I'm in Australia and it only happened when I saw Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2 (it was a dual showing) and I absolutely fucking hated it. I was sitting there and a bunch of people just starting clapping and cheering in different parts of the movies. I didn't stand up and say anything because it would have made the whole situation worse I think it is one of the stupidest things to do, if you're seeing a live act on stage then it makes sense but for a movie when the actors/actresses/creators etc aren't actually there I think it's really fucking stupid.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

From what I've herd, clapping in the cinema is a very American thing. It seems very rare in the UK, but I might have just avoided it due to my natural misanthropic tendencies.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I think its all part of the theater experience. Sometimes it can be bothersome (I never did hear the "puny god" line from the Avengers) but usually I have no issues with it.

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

i've seen it, and i hate it. luckily it doesn't happen too much around my parts

So I don't like people,

yeahhh, thats kinda my view here. i don't see the point. my perception of applause is to show appreciation (or something along those lines) for a person or act. a film is not receiving applause, the actors, directors and people who contributed are who i would need applauding, and they sure as hell aren't sitting in my cinema. if i was (for whatever reason) at a premier of a film, with some of the cast etc there, then maybe i would, but not just for a film in general.

also, you said it happened midway through the film? ouch man... that'd make me rage pretty hard. i get pissed off when people scream in horror films, which is why i don't see that many in cinemas

When I still could be bothered to watch stuff in theaters instead of waiting for it to be available at home, I used to go to screenings now and then, and yeah, in that situation it's absolutely appropriate to applaud after it's ended when the director or whoever comes out to do a Q&A session. It's all that other crap that people in the middle of it that got me to stop going to theaters at all anymore though.

Well, with rare exceptions for special occasions like a random one-time showing of Labyrinth, because that's more about it being an outing/event, and so-bad-it's-good movies like Snakes on a Plane will never be quite the same without a room full of people. Oddly enough, the reason those are better with groups of people is the same reason the other 99%+ of movies are better without them. Heh.

 

[VeryOddGamer]

No one ever claps or cheers in theatres here in Finland.
I'm glad, because it would probably get very irritating very fast.

Also, Google Chrome doesn't consider "theatre" a real word.
GODDAMNIT THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE USES THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH SPELLING

Also, it doesn't recognize "damnit" either. Most disturbing.

 

[Lucane]

So I don't like people, and I tend to go to the early showings of movies so I am alone or basically alone in theaters, so I didn't really see this as a trend until now.

So I did the midnight realize of Wreck it Ralph, and being around all those people made me start to question something.

So during several different moments in the movie, certain cameos appear, and the theater clapped and cheered. Why is that? At what point does it make sense to cheer and clap over the movie dialogue and sounds so we can't hear the next stuff happening?

Clapping "during" the movie is news to me where do you live maybe it's a sort of isolated event to your area? I've only know of people screaming at every little reason during a "scary" movie.