I'm in Naga City, and I have been resting my bony butt inside my guesthouse for the past couple of days. I originally planned to go to Caramoan but had a change of lazy heart. I then changed my plan to go to Bagasbas, Camarines Norte and try out basic surfing, but still, the lazy ass disease got the best of me.
Instead I ended up watching a double feature inside an old local movie house. I watched "The Savages" (a dramedy) but did not care to see "X files". It was a drastic change compared to the past 2 days of binge drinking with old friends in this old City that I have somewhat learned to call home.
...and an interesting thing happened inside the theatre; a middle aged woman shouted at the top of her lungs in the middle of the film, trying to shut up a bunch of teeners (i think) doing a little chatter of their own. She couldn't have picked a perfect timing; I didn't hear the moment in the scene where Laura Linney was telling Hoffman (brother in the movie) about her book grant etc...
The woman was really furious and she shouted with perfect English "Shut up! Can't you see we're watching a movie". The chatter subsided for about 10 seconds but then continued.
I have noticed the small chatter in the beginning of the movie however I thought--this was how it was in the province and assumed that the kids don't even know what theyre watching and they probably think it's better to chat the hours away while waiting for the next feature movie, so I didn't pay them much attention but instead focused on the film.
I really didn't know what to think of the woman but I find it amusing that there was some kind of live entertainment inside the theatre hehehe.
The old "lady" was not finished she walked towards the wall where an usher was and asked whether he was the security guard and pointed to the area where she thought the noise was coming. Nothing came much of that and the woman went back to her seat to watch the movie. I wondered whether she thought those group were uneducated or whether her actions were civilized.
About 20 minutes after there was a scene in the film where the character was an old man with dementia watching a movie with his kids (Linney and Hoffman), and he was also shouting inside the room--not shushing a noisy group but trying to respond to the movie as if it were real. The people in that room was telling the old man to shut the hell up and sit down...
...hahaha, I wondered what the old woman was thinking at that point hehehe.
I'm going home tomorrow morning, and I promise I'll be back in CamSur again and maybe use my untouched tent then :D
2 comments:
bravo to the old woman. having people chatter away while you're watching a movie is a pet peeve, but i always try holding back, being patient and not make a scene.
"the savages" is being screened in naga? wow. i dont think it even reached manila. talk about people with taste!
Likewise, it's a pet peeve of mine too. And inasmuch as I try to leave them be, it's just too distracting to focus on the film. I've had to shut some people up myself and they thankfully did. I mean really, why pay to see a movie when you're just going to chat the film away? Hit a freaking bar or something.
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