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\"moviegoers\"<\/a>Just like in late January, when commercials promote front row views for the Super Bowl. during March Madness, NCAA <\/i>tournament time, Sunday papers and TV ads will hawk extra wide screen TVs.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be reminded to Catch all the action, or Make your neighbors jealous <\/i>by filling your living room with a TV screen so wide passersby can see what your family is watching through your front window.<\/p>\n

I must say, after spending most of my television watching life in front of a 19\u201d inch Sony (Do you remember tube technology?), I have enjoyed watching sports and movies in the comfort of my home on a 55\u201d flat screen.\u00a0 (I have not mastered the intricacies of having four different remotes, but it hasn\u2019t been hard to appreciate the super-sized screen.)<\/p>\n

Televisions and home theaters have gotten so sophisticated and choices have gotten so expansive between TIVOed or DVRed network shows, cable and satellite broadcasts, DVDs and computer streaming options, I have lost some of my mojo for going out to take in a show.<\/p>\n

But not completely.<\/p>\n

The other week, I went to see the new Wes Anderson movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/i><\/b>, at a local Cineplex. The movie was full of whimsy and surprises, such as walk-on roles by very familiar actors, but I wasn\u2019t only entranced by the creativity and spell of the story and cinematography. I really grokked on the whole going out to the movies<\/i> experience.<\/p>\n

I usually skip the popcorn and bladder blaster-sized soft drinks, but I like the adrenaline rush of getting to my seat on time. This means leaving the house by a certain time, parking the car, taking some allowances for how crowded I think the theater will be and how many coming attractions<\/i> I am willing to sit through. I will usually try to make a show before six o\u2019clock to qualify for a discount, but I\u2019m not prepared to pretend I\u2019m a senior yet and qualify for that discount too.<\/p>\n

I like the ritual of picking out a seat. I have my own process. It takes vantage point and distance into account, also whether I think the folks nearby are going to talk through the entire movie.<\/p>\n

I like the comfy, Velour upholstered seats. I like seeing movies on a really big screen; for nuanced close-ups and for the sense of being in the middle of the action.<\/p>\n

But the thing I like best is watching a movie with other people at the same time, the communal experience of going to the movies.\u00a0 In our modern world, I am not sure doing things as a community is valued much any more.<\/p>\n

I like sharing an experience \u2013 as it\u2019s happening. I am not interested in just relaying an experience to someone later or tweeting a cryptic message to people I am loosely connected with, letting them know what I saw and whether it was worth waiting in line for a ticket.<\/p>\n

To me, it\u2019s a great feeling to catch myself flinching at a particularly in your face<\/i> moment and see whether other people have a similar reaction. I even like, while waiting in line to buy my ticket, trying to guess which of 12 different films the people in front of me are planning to see. I love thinking about my fellow moviegoers, who are on dates or family outings, joining other couples or groups.<\/p>\n

Seeing something on the big screen \u2013 sharing a movie-going experience \u2013 is no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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