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We caught the 59 tram up to Moonee Ponds today to see the Fantastic Four movie at the newish Palace Cinema there. It's a fun movie, and I love the retro-future design aesthetic. Someone must have had huge fun researching and applying a sleek '60s look to every aspect of the film's architecture, furniture, clothing etc.

Also, there's a nice view from the upper terrace of the cinema complex. Didn't think much of the recliner seats though, they're too short and a bit uncomfortable as a result.

(NB we were the only people at the screening, so I didn't bother anyone by taking these pics.)

#movie #movies #film #FantasticFour cc @NarrelleMHarris

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied · 3 weeks ago

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@timrichards
> we were the only people at the screening, so I didn't bother anyone by taking these pics

Doesn't that sum up the cinema experience these days? I think a lot about why this is.

As a young Gen Xer, I'm just old enough to remember a time before multiplexes, so there's probably a nostalgia factor that keeps
me coming back. But without that, why *would* people go to some busy, increasingly distant place to watch a movie they can see in a month or 2 online?

@NarrelleMHarris

Narrelle M. Harris

@NarrelleMHarris@mas.to replied · 3 weeks ago

@strypey @timrichards I personally enjoy the Immersive experience of the big screen and sound, and when there are more people in the auditorium the collective experience of the group reaction when we’re all fully engaged. That can be a very different experience to watching in my living room with all the household chores looming on the periphery.

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied · 3 weeks ago

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@NarrelleMHarris
> the collective experience of the group reaction when we’re all fully engaged

This is particularly notable for comedies. It also creates opportunities for spontaneous comedy. I remember as a teenager going to see an Alien sequel with a friend, who emitted a Tarzan yodel during a climactic moment when a character was swing across a gap to safety. The whole theatre erupted with laughter.

@timrichards

Narrelle M. Harris

@NarrelleMHarris@mas.to replied · 3 weeks ago

@strypey @timrichards it’s good fun when audiences cheer together, or collectively gasp
In shock, or one person gets the joke first and sets off the rest of the audience.

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied · 3 weeks ago

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Funny though how perceptions change though. We're talking about the immediacy of cinema compared to the net. I totally agree it's a thing.

In 1967, the cover image chosen for Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle was a photo of people in a cinema wearing 3D glasses. A visual metaphor for the tendency of media industries to weave a layer of wealth-serving illusion around people's perceptions (side note: The Matrix is a crude but effective metaphor for The Spectacle).

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