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WWWP - Learn Some Consideration, Please
Is there anybody out there who can give me a good reason why you should buy a ticket to a movie and go into the
theater before the previous showing is finished? What is the point? Why would you want to see the last 10 or 15
minutes and possibly spoil the ending?I decided to take my brother to see Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith this weekend because A) he hadn't seen it yet, B) I wanted to see it again, and (most importantly) C) it's now at the $2.50 theater. Everything was going swimmingly until about the last 10 or 15 minutes when a group of teenagers decided to waltz into the theater and act like it was their own personal playground. Right smack dab in the middle of the climactic battles between Obi Wan and Anakin and Yoda and the Emperor. The kids announced their arrival with quite the ruckus. Never before have I heard people sit down in theater seats quite so noisily. Keep in mind that there were less than 10 people watching the movie (the $2.50 theaters don't do a brisk business here), so that only compounded the kids' presence. It was annoying, but I kept my cool. But as the seconds ticked away, it became blatantly obvious that these teenage jerks weren't going anywhere. To my absolute astonishment they started talking and laughing in regular voices, as if they were carrying on a jovial conversation at a party. Then the only guy in the group started what appeared to be a tickle fight with his girlfriend, and everybody started moving to different seats, seemingly playing a game of musical chairs that was designed solely for the purpose of driving me to the brink of insanity. A handful of evil glares from me was not solving the problem; a problem that was exacerbated when one of the girls decided to call someone on her cell phone and participate in dueling giggles. That was it. I'd had it. I have learned a lot of patience over the years, but this was easily the most astounding display of inconsideration that I have ever experienced at the theater. I stood up, angrily marched over to where these brats were having their little tea party, and I planted my well-toned buttocks right in the row behind them and just glared at them. They shut up immediately, and every single one of them nervously and sheepishly looked at me, obviously wondering if I was about to go psycho on them. Just a few seconds later, to my shock, I heard an adult voice a couple of rows behind me call out, "Tisha! Tisha! Come on, let's go." I looked behind me and there was an older woman in a row by herself. The kids immediately stood up and walked out with this wildly irresponsible adult, who one must assume was in charge. So not only were these kids complete cads, but to make everything worse they were accompanied by an adult who saw nothing wrong in what they were doing. Unbelievable. A couple of minutes later the movie ended, and we strolled out of the theater. Who did I see standing outside the theater door? Well, to my great satisfaction it was the group of kids. I walked over to the only guy in the group, looked him dead in the eye, made it obvious I was addressing the entire group, and with controlled rage I stated, "Learn some consideration. And learn to keep your mouth SHUT! We're trying to watch the last 10 minutes of a movie and you come into the theater acting like you own the place. It's ridiculous. How about you act like your mama taught you some manners and consider other peoples' feelings in the future. Next time, somebody might not be as polite as I am." You should've seen the looks on their faces, especially the guy. If you have ever wondered what the face of someone just struck with the fear of God looks like, well, this was it. Every single one of them stood frozen, the guy looking like he was about to pee his pants, and his girlfriend clinging to his arm for dear life. I'm pretty sure I saw one of the girls mouth a prayer, begging for protection. I'm 6'2, 195 lbs, and my new longish hair and cool-guy beard probably helped let them know that I was probably not a guy to be messing with. Plus, I like to wear t-shirts that are a size too small just to show off my chiseled biceps, so that always works as an intimidation factor. After giving them the death glare for a few more seconds, letting fear sink in a little deeper, I turned around and walked away. I was fully prepared to hear one of them smart off to me, but nope, they all stood in silence. I almost turned around and remarked, "Not so talkative now, huh?" But I didn't want to get too over-the-top as I felt they got the message loud and clear. Let's hope they take it to heart and learn from it. I only wish I had reacted sooner. Unfortunately, the guardian wasn't around. I wanted to give her a piece of my mind as well. A group of teenagers acting like a herd of undisciplined morons is uncalled for, but it's not totally surprising. An adult guardian letting the kids run amok, however, just baffles me. Society has a long way to go, and the only way for us to make it better is to speak up when we witness people acting like total dregs. Keeping quiet is no longer an option. Sometimes confrontation and a healthy dose of verbal smackdown is the only solution. WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?! |
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