And Speaking Of The Movies

I was reading an article today, titled, "The Shushed and the Shusher" - you can find it on the NPR site - a blog by Linda Holmes. I'd link to it, but for some reason I'm unable to. Could be I'm a buffoon. Anyhow, it's about people who talk in the movie theater...DURING the movie.
I agreed with the sentiment of the article, but I'm a tad more aggressive about shushing people than the author was. If someone's disturbing my movie experience after I've paid a small fortune and gone to the trouble to be there, I'm all about letting them know. I love to be with Ron when it happens, though, because when it comes to movie shushing, he's the king.

Think 1997 and Titanic.
Two women who were sitting behind us had been whispering nonstop during the entire movie. Finally, came the moment when the ship was sinking, all hell had broken loose, and the emergency flares were exploding into the air. It was both serious and sad, and that's when one of the women behind us stupidly spoke in a LOUD whisper, "Oh look! Fire works!" Ron had finally had enough. He turned around with an exasperated, "Ladies! Please!" After that, we didn't hear another peep. Now while it did lessen our enjoyment of Titanic, as far as I'm concerned, it was okay because it planted a necessary seed for future pleasant cinematic experiences for me and Ron.

The very next movie we went to see was Saving Private Ryan. The theater was crowded so there weren't a lot of empty seats. We grabbed two along the wall and as soon as we were comfortably situated, we realized there could be a potential problem. The previews had already started and the guy behind us was talking to his buddy like he was in his own man cave. The moment the movie began and it was obvious he was going to continue his conversation, Ron turned around and posed the question, "Are you going to talk through the whole movie?" The guy came back with a smart ass, "I might." The look on Ron's face was enough to end that boy's life, but he closed the deal with, "I don't think so." He turned back around, we watched the movie in peaceful silence, and when it was over and the lights came up, I noticed the guys behind us had vanished.

Once you go down with the Titanic, you learn.