It had never occurred to me why so many were bothered by texts at the movies. I had seen people texting at the movies before, but it had never bothered me because they weren’t sitting anywhere near me.
Well, last night, I went with my girlfriend to see the Sherlock Holmes movie (great movie, by the way) and sitting next to me was a man who thought it necessary to keep up a conversation with a pal who was not right there at the movies with him.
Periodically, the man would pull out his phone, which shined like you wouldn’t believe, and send a text to someone. He would then wait (with the phone out, still shining) for his buddy to text him back, then text him again.
This drove me absolutely INSANE. For the first time in MONTHS what looked like a decent movie had come out, one I was actually WAITING to see, and after paying the ridiculous admission price, there’s an idiot next to me who won’t stop shining a bright light in my face.
I should start next by saying I have a real problem standing up for myself. Several times in my somewhat new college life, I have been cut in line by others and haven’t said a word, just stood there pouting…
So, naturally, I didn’t say anything to this guy. I couldn’t work up the guts. Instead, I finally got the courage to stare at his phone with a grimmace, and I think he got the picture.
However, about 30 minutes after that, the phone came out again, then we repeated the process for the rest of the movie.
Well, now I know why people are so upset when other people text during the movie. So, if you’re someone who likes to text during a movie, cut that crap out. It’s annoying as hell, and if you can’t get into the movie enough to stop looking at your phone for a couple hours, get the hell out.
