Martin Scorsese Just Revealed Why He Stopped Going To Movie Theaters
The legendary director revealed why he stopped going, and the reason has sparked *quite* a conversation.
Peter Travers from The Travers Take (via World of Reel) interviewed Scorcese about his aversion to theaters: "I asked the maestro why he doesn't see movies in theaters anymore and he went all raging bull about audiences who babble on phones during the movie, leave to order snacks and vats of soda, and keep up a noise level loud enough to drown out the actors. 'Come on, Marty,' I said, 'we couldn't keep our mouths shut when we were kids.' His eyes darkened. 'Yeah, maybe,' he conceded, "but when we talked it was always about the movie and the fun we had chewing over the details."
Now, a post from Discussing Film is going viral with people popping off with their own opinions on the current state of things.
"He's right. You seriously can't go 5 minutes in a theater without seeing a phone light up somewhere in your theater, it's so fucking annoying," one person said.
"Marty is right. Theater etiquette is at an all-time low," another person replied.
And this person said, "It's a fair point. shushing people isn't enough for me I need a button that ejects repeat offenders from their seats."
We have this person calling on lawmakers to make being on your phone a "jailable offense."
Another person suggested bringing back public shame.
And this person pointed out that people have no manners since the pandemic.
Ultimately, nobody asked me, but it's wild that people PAY money to be on their phones the whole time in a theater: "Sadly 100% correct, baffles me forever that people pay 15+ quid then sit on snapchat/insta reels with no audio? Strange, annoying, pure ruining it."
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