Movie theaters usually ask you to silence you phone before the movie starts in order to perfectly enjoy the screening and avoid any disturbance to the experience. Most moviegoers usually abide by this which is good. However, another problem that really annoys me and is starting to become more and more recurrent, is people that cannot get off social media and keep using their smartphones while cranking up the brightness to maximum. These people do RUIN the movie experience. Have you lately came across such people at the cinemas?
On a somewhat related level, Old Trafford (Manchester United’s stadium for those of you who are not football fans) introduced some changes to its policy last year, one of which was banning the use of large devices (mainly tablets) during matches in order not to ruin the experience for people who just want to enjoy watching the game.
So don’t you think that theaters should ask viewers not only to silence their phones, but also to reduce their brightness to minimum?
The solution is not only to reduce the brightness but banning the continues use of mobile phones! If you don’t want to watch the movie, just leave!
Not one single time in past 3 months have I been able to go through a movie without having to ask someone to lower their hand or dim the light on the phone coz it was burning through my cornea.
In the 90s they tried using jammers in the cinemas but doctors complained that this prevented them from receiving urgent calls…
I think it’s just a matter of culture and good public manners which we all know Lebanese are champions at.
I agree, and therefore i really think that theaters should explicitly ask viewers to dim their smartphones brightness or not use them altogether except for emergencies.