There's the biggest crazy where a lot of people will post their movie tickets in order to show that, yes, they are seeing a movie, and thus it sparks a conversation: well, is it good? Should I go see it? Is it worth the price of a movie ticket? There's an entirely new obsession with posting tickets online, and I am definitely guilty of doing this on more than one occasion. Why do I do it? Because I want to document the things I've seen. I've collected movie stubs since 2003 and it's opened up a lot of dialogue between me and people on the internet, whether they be my friends or people who are curious about films and the tag, too. Not only does it give people a sense of community, that other people are watching the same films as you and you're part of the "big crowd" seeing a blockbuster like The Hunger Games, but it also opens up this question of why do people go to the movie theaters and why do they see the movies that they see?
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So why do people go to movie houses? These places aren't cheap. I'm lucky to get free tickets with employee discounts, but these people are shelling out a good bit of their money to come biweekly, sometimes even weekly or every other day to see everything out in theaters. That adds up, but people enjoy what they enjoy. Some people want to spend money on clothes, some on video games, but others take the time out to spend money on movies. I've posted a lot about movies since I joined the school twitter/instagram for Writing, Research, and Technology because it's practically my life. I love David Fincher but I hate Zack Snyder. My favorite movie is The Mummy and I would spend thousands of dollars just to see that movie over and over again, but I turn my nose at anyone who says Pacific Rim is a good film. Why?
For me, it's because I love the smell and feel of a huge screen and a dark theater. It gives me an escape. For other people, however, is it the same? Do people go only to see the movies they think will be good or will they go see anything just to try it once? Everyone likes things for difference reasons.
So I'm curious. Hopefully I'll figure out a more universal answer as the project goes on.