Monday, November 25, 2024
‘Wicked’: Major Theater Chain Forbids Audiences To Sing During Movie
www.forbes.com: Fans going to se Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked are being reminded by AMC Theatres that they can’t sing along to the movie as it is playing.
According to the Indy Star, AMC is laying out the ground rules in a 30-second advisory that features clips from Wicked. The movie musical, of course, is based on the classic Wizard of Oz-inspired musical that originated on the Broadway stage in 2003.
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While this rule has always been in place and is also common sense among most of the people who go see movies in theaters, I’m glad movie theaters have been reiterating the rule and making sure to play the warning before the Wicked movie begins. I have seen so many videos and heard so many stories about people in movie theaters not respecting their fellow movie goers and singing (sometimes not too quietly) along to the songs of Wicked. So many people seem to not care for theater etiquette and only care about themselves. However, the majority of people seem to be very prepared to be respectful throughout the movie. I am certainly one of the majority of people who appreciates movie theaters playing this warning to make the experience better for the rest of us. I hope that when I go see the movie, I get a theater that doesn’t have people trying to sing along.
When I saw Wicked the other day there were people behind me singing and it drove me crazy!!! I’ve noticed this at live musicals before too. This isn’t a concert. I feel like it would be easy enough to have special viewings where singing is allowed. I know that sounds a little weird, but I’d much rather people go to viewings where they are allowed to sing than to awkwardly have one or two people in my theater singing. I feel like it’s just common courtesy to other people. I’m here to watch the movie. Concerts are different because the audience is encouraged to sing along. The whole point of the concert is the music and interacting with the performer. With live theater and movies, there is a different purpose. You’re not meant to interact with the media (unless you are, but that’s when there should be those special viewings. Or as the article mentioned, certain movies where you were encouraged to interact). Otherwise, I feel like if you want to sing along, you can watch the movie at home.
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