Movies and Clapping

[Marter]

It has nothing to do with not liking people and everything to do with being disruptive. Clapping and cheering during a dramatic or horror movie is about as disruptive as shining a pen laser at the screen. Save it for the end of the movie if you have to clap and cheer. This isn't a play or a sitcom where the actors might pause during big applauses. It's a movie, where there are no breaks in what's happening in front of you. I go to theaters to be enveloped in the movie experience. Having no 3D stereo sound system or 3D HDTV at home, this is the only way I have to experience movies in such a manner, so on the rare occasion that I decide to drive 50 miles to see a movie, I expect a certain amount of decency from the people around me or I will ask for my money back, which btw I've only had to do once.

First, you are aware that we're talking about Wreck-it Ralph, yes? Y'know, that animated movie whose main demographic is children? That it's not a drama or a horror movie? And that the topic creator went to a midnight screening, where this sort of behavior is often expected?

Because that's kind of important to this whole argument.

Second, many dramas and horror films do give you a pause to clap for a second or two. We're not talking full-blown applause here; I'm thinking just a few claps after something fun/cool/whatever happens. After the killer "dies" in a slasher, presumably after an extended chase sequence in which the protagonist's life is in danger several times, you want to let out that tension and some clapping might be the best way to do that.

Finally, I would hope that a theater manager wouldn't automatically refund your ticket price because of something outside of his/her control. He/she can't help what another customer does.

 

[Swiftkillz]

For films like the Avengers or something i can totally see audience participation as a good thing. People cheering when this or that happens in a non issue, that is my opinion on blockbusters.

 

[klown]

First, you are aware that we're talking about Wreck-it Ralph, yes? Y'know, that animated movie whose main demographic is children? That it's not a drama or a horror movie? And that the topic creator went to a midnight screening, where this sort of behavior is often expected?

The main reason I did a midnight showing is because I expected less people due to curfew and what nots. The whole reason I go to any midnight showing is because there tends to be only a few people in the whole place, and certainly no children. I was wrong in this case though.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

First, you are aware that we're talking about Wreck-it Ralph, yes? Y'know, that animated movie whose main demographic is children? That it's not a drama or a horror movie? And that the topic creator went to a midnight screening, where this sort of behavior is often expected?

The main reason I did a midnight showing is because I expected less people due to curfew and what nots. The whole reason I go to any midnight showing is because there tends to be only a few people in the whole place, and certainly no children. I was wrong in this case though.

You'd be wrong on that count for pretty much /any/ big event movie, and Wreck it Ralph is nothing if not an event movie. What midnight premieres have you been going to?

 

[ninjaRiv]

I'd prefer someone clapping over belching (Something that happens more than once). People in theaters are disgusting and loud.There's obviously a few of us who just watch the film but nobody can tell we're there, which is the way it is meant to be. Sure, clap at the end. That's fine. Go ahead and burp, talk, rustle, cough, text, giggle etc AT THE END OF THE FILM.

 

[roushutsu]

I don't mind it, mostly cause it rarely happens when I go to the movies, even if the movies are really good. Applauding and such only happens when people really get into the movie, and I tend to join in on the fun. I really enjoyed Wreck-It-Ralph as a movie, but I think the experience of being in a packed theater full of kids and gamers who were all on the same page made it all the more enjoyable, and we all had fun throughout the whole thing.

 

[omega 616]

Where do you guys go that they clap at a film?!?!?!

The actors, the camera man, the director etc can't hear you or appreciate the applause, so why bother? I have never seen or been the person to clap.

Sure I laugh but that is an involuntary reaction to something

 

[sinsfire]

How has no one posted this yet.

Spoiler

OT: I try to remain calm during a movie, I laugh and scream when the movie intends me too (usually) but clapping mid movie only happens when a particular asshat dies in a gorry mess.

 

[wadark]

If ever I applaud a film, it's at the conclusion. To clap and cheer in the middle of the movie seems rude and disruptive. If you dig the movie, and feel the need to clap and cheer, save it for when the credits roll. It's a movie, not a football game.

Definitely this, it was why I had to go see Avengers twice in 2 days when it opened. I kept seeing this "puny god" joke all over the internet the next day and had no clue what it was about because everyone in the theater was laughing and clapping at Hulk beating up Loki.

I clap at the conclusion though, pointless though it may be.

 

[klown]

First, you are aware that we're talking about Wreck-it Ralph, yes? Y'know, that animated movie whose main demographic is children? That it's not a drama or a horror movie? And that the topic creator went to a midnight screening, where this sort of behavior is often expected?

The main reason I did a midnight showing is because I expected less people due to curfew and what nots. The whole reason I go to any midnight showing is because there tends to be only a few people in the whole place, and certainly no children. I was wrong in this case though.

You'd be wrong on that count for pretty much /any/ big event movie, and Wreck it Ralph is nothing if not an event movie. What midnight premieres have you been going to?

WEll I found that out this time, but most of the time when I go to a theater, it's pretty much empty. Outside of the two I did for The Avengers and Batman, but I expected those as they were the big watch all the movies in a row event.

I do tend to go to less mainstream movies, so that could be why my idea didn't translate over.

 

[bigfatcarp93]

I've only ever heard applause in one movie in my entire life: when I saw The Avengers, there were two bursts of applause: one at the end, and one in scene between Hulk and Loki. Both felt entirely appropriate.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

First, you are aware that we're talking about Wreck-it Ralph, yes? Y'know, that animated movie whose main demographic is children? That it's not a drama or a horror movie? And that the topic creator went to a midnight screening, where this sort of behavior is often expected?

The main reason I did a midnight showing is because I expected less people due to curfew and what nots. The whole reason I go to any midnight showing is because there tends to be only a few people in the whole place, and certainly no children. I was wrong in this case though.

You'd be wrong on that count for pretty much /any/ big event movie, and Wreck it Ralph is nothing if not an event movie. What midnight premieres have you been going to?

WEll I found that out this time, but most of the time when I go to a theater, it's pretty much empty. Outside of the two I did for The Avengers and Batman, but I expected those as they were the big watch all the movies in a row event.

I do tend to go to less mainstream movies, so that could be why my idea didn't translate over.

I think that would be why you're surprised by clapping in general. Seeing a blockbuster in a theater is a completely different situation from seeing Oscar bait.

 

[Karthik Reddy]

At the end of Transformers 3 when Megatron attacks Sentinel Prime everyone in the crowd started clapping and cheering. I really don't know if this is because the crowd was stupid or if Transformers is just that confusing.

On topic though clapping in the middle of a movie is pretty annoying. At the end kind of makes sense. Maybe this is only in India but almost all the movies I go to are pretty much ruined because of random clapping throughout the movie.

 

[klown]

I think that would be why you're surprised by clapping in general. Seeing a blockbuster in a theater is a completely different situation from seeing Oscar bait.

I wouldn't call them Oscar bait for the most part, but even when I went to see something like Taken 2, or Ted people laughed at the jokes and what not, but didn't really disrupt the show with random clapping. The former did have less than 8 people for the showing.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I think that would be why you're surprised by clapping in general. Seeing a blockbuster in a theater is a completely different situation from seeing Oscar bait.

I wouldn't call them Oscar bait for the most part, but even when I went to see something like Taken 2, or Ted people laughed at the jokes and what not, but didn't really disrupt the show with random clapping. The former did have less than 8 people for the showing.

That would do it. You don't get clapping in tiny groups like that, and Ted isn't really the kind of movie people clap for. It needs to be a big enough crowd for mob mentality to take over, and a bombastic enough movie to elicit that specific response.

 

[Something Amyss]

[quote="DigitalSushi" post="18.392988.15871853"
I also started whooping whenever I saw Scarlet Johannsons bum too.[/quote]

Nobody in the world could blame you for that.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

Can't say I've ever been in a cinema where people have clapped to the movie. Even in films where you might expect it like The Avengers or Skyfall. I guess it's just not a thing in the UK but I will admit, it would kind of irritate me if they did.

 

[cerealnmuffin]

I remember people clapping and doing a standing ovation at the end of the first Lord of the Rings movies. I can understand if it was a premiere and those involved are present but it seemed rather lame to basically stand up and be like 'wow great job tv screen'.

 

[Lieju]

I don't mind it, if it's just clapping after the movie, even if I find it pointless.
Generally I hate it when people make noise during the movie, unless the movie is horrid, then you might find enjoyement in making fun of it. (But you'd need to be sure you aren't bothering someone who genuinely is enjoying it)

 

[Smertnik]

There're people who clap in the cinema? Why? oO
That's even more pointless than clapping after a plane landing, considering that unless it's one of those special premiere screenings absolutely no one involved in the production is going to hear it.