Disturbing, noticed across theatre and live music too. I wonder if the pandemic shifted many people's entertainment habits to online stuff they can do from home.
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@timrichards North American example, but the pandemic torpedoed any desire of mine to go sit in a large audience and watch something. Not even the on-going plague part, which obviously isn't good, but more like the realization that I had only been going out to these things out of habit.
And that a giant screen at home, with recliner, and a good sound system is all the glory and none of the pain of a crowd of people.
Also, rent keeps going up but my pay doesn't, can't be helping.
@PatrickoftheG I can see that, I like my movies at home too; but being part of an audience is special, experiencing art together. The cost of tickets is definitely an issue, sure.
@timrichards Small groups of friends can always just come over and watch a movie with my partner and I, though. Is the giant audience of strangers really that important a part of the process? I suppose maybe for a concert or something.
Not having a giant audience also means never dealing with people shouting, children running up and down the place, people talking on cellphones or eating entire cheese and onion pizzas a meter away from you.
@timrichards The last time and my partner went out, we remember the price of two popcorns, two drinks, and a thing of cinema candy being like $35 (Canadian), more so than the tickets themselves. I wonder if that's also a factor, because if you're going to do a movie, might as well do one with the fixings at home for a tenth of the price.
Maybe I just aged out of the demographic who likes going to movies regularly.
@PatrickoftheG It may partly be because I work from home, that I really value getting out among other people on a regular basis. Otherwise I get stir crazy.
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