Comments on: American Theatres and the Demise of Community http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/2009/02/american-theatres-and-the-demise-of-community/ Movie Reviews and Media Discussions Wed, 02 May 2012 13:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr. Deeds goes to the movies http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/2009/02/american-theatres-and-the-demise-of-community/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Mr. Deeds goes to the movies Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:41:43 +0000 http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/?p=182#comment-51 [...] You can read the whole thing here. [...] [...] You can read the whole thing here. [...]

]]> By: Nate http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/2009/02/american-theatres-and-the-demise-of-community/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Nate Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:33:18 +0000 http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/?p=182#comment-50 I see movies by myself all the time. its hard to find people to watch things sometimes. I think you are right in that the people are to blame, I absolutely agree. The buildings have been made to suit the publics demands. So I guess that the fault is our own needs and our selfish desire for comfort. I see movies by myself all the time. its hard to find people to watch things sometimes. I think you are right in that the people are to blame, I absolutely agree. The buildings have been made to suit the publics demands. So I guess that the fault is our own needs and our selfish desire for comfort.

]]> By: redison http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/2009/02/american-theatres-and-the-demise-of-community/comment-page-1/#comment-49 redison Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:12:26 +0000 http://cinemamarshall.com/blog/?p=182#comment-49 I guess I'm a sinner for having seen <i>Revolutionary Road</i> by myself in a theater the other day? Haha. If it is of any consolation, it was the first time I had gone to the theater alone. But I can't say that I didn't rather enjoy the whole experience, if only because it was different than what I'm used to. But that aside, I think I disagree with you, to a point. I don't think its the theaters that are the problem, but the people. Maybe I misunderstood you, but it seems that you are saying that the theaters (and their surrounding shopping complexes? Hello Irvine!!) are designed in a such a way as to prevent a proper discussion after a film is over? I don't think its the buildings that are the problem, but the thoughtless approach to film by the general public. This all makes me sound a bit haughty, but I do believe that film is a more important 'commodity' than the general population believes it to be, and that most people approach film lazily and without a mind geared towards applicability and learnedness. Anyway, again, I don't think it's the buildings, but the people. After all, the people did build the buildings... I guess I’m a sinner for having seen Revolutionary Road by myself in a theater the other day? Haha. If it is of any consolation, it was the first time I had gone to the theater alone. But I can’t say that I didn’t rather enjoy the whole experience, if only because it was different than what I’m used to.

But that aside, I think I disagree with you, to a point. I don’t think its the theaters that are the problem, but the people. Maybe I misunderstood you, but it seems that you are saying that the theaters (and their surrounding shopping complexes? Hello Irvine!!) are designed in a such a way as to prevent a proper discussion after a film is over?

I don’t think its the buildings that are the problem, but the thoughtless approach to film by the general public. This all makes me sound a bit haughty, but I do believe that film is a more important ‘commodity’ than the general population believes it to be, and that most people approach film lazily and without a mind geared towards applicability and learnedness.

Anyway, again, I don’t think it’s the buildings, but the people. After all, the people did build the buildings…

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