Yes. There's nothing quite like that feeling of "we liked this," or "we hated this." To be honest, we who spontaneously emote at movies never thought much about "what reason." That's the point. We're not sitting there doing syllogisms.

Talking over the dialogue, or bringing a squawling brat in, or letting your phone ring-- these are capital crimes. Getting swept up in audience moments is just good old unironic fun. Loosen your butt cheeks a smidgen.

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What was this thread supposed to be about anyway?

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I wonder what it's like to be so devoid of self-control that you can't stop slapping your extremities together every time something excites you. Infants do that because they don't have the mental capacity to show their approval in any other way.

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I never said I didn't get swept up in a movie, otherwise what would be the point in going? I want to enjoy a movie with my friends the way it was supposed to be enjoyed, and to be honest, if you're sitting on the other side of the cinema, I couldn't give a flying fuck if you're enjoying yourself or not. If I wanted to meet people and interact with them, I'd go to a bar and talk about the movie I've just seen.

Personally I don't see the difference between a squaling brat and an applauding twat.

Oh, and I think this thread was about another shit Keanu Reeves film.

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A little joyful loss of self control is what our right-wing leaning society sorely needs. I won't stifle every urge to emote or play that I feel because some sad, god-fearing douche-bag might feel Satan's fork at his ass. "proper" behavior can and does include benign jubilant gesticulation after a good performance.

And fuck you if you can't tell the good Americans from the douche-bags.

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I don't remember bringing God into this, I think perhaps you need a lie down.

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Then why are you harassing us about it?

Look, I enjoy movies differently than you. You like to go see it with your friends, I like to go see them alone so I can honestly and truly enjoy what I'm watching. Ever notice how when you go to see a movie with a group of friends you laugh at things you wouldn't laugh at if you were by yourself? Or how you don't laugh at things you do find funny because it would be considered a faux pas? That's what I hate about the common movie-going experience.

I hope you and your group enjoy the movies you see. I'll enjoy them my way, and we don't have to have any more of a big fat spat over this.

Spoilsport.

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Wait, I haven't been reading this. Did someone catch clap off Keanu?

Springer is more like a train wreck.

On a completely un-related note:
[Click to view comic: 'Outside the Theater']

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You guys realize you're in a pissing match about clapping for movies, right?

Anyway, what was the name of that movie with Keanu and Pacino where Keanu is the lawyer and Pacino is Satan and Keanu faces an internal struggle about right vs. wrong and the whole thing seems really cool until the end when you find out it was all Keanu's imagination?

Also, isn't it ironic that Keanu's most expressive role was that of Ted "Theodore" Logan in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

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All I know is that I go to movies specifically TO get swept up in them. I laugh at things with or without friends, although I rarely ever go to a movie without someone.

Why does anyone clap unless they want to show their approval towards the person they're clapping at? Just to show approval to the other theatergoers? This is the question that is not being answered, which is why this has become a discussion. WHO is the beneficiary of the clapping?

If there IS no beneficiary, then perhaps you can explain why we don't spontaneously clap every time we love something. "That blowjob was AWESOME, baby! BRAVA! BRAH-FUCKING-VAH!"

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Your question has been answered directly here:

Then again in a quote and now a third time. This answer by possums pretty much sums up the reason while also telling you what you want to hear so consider your question answered... in the first page of this thread.

I think Your stubborn assertion that applause requires appreciation by someone other than the person applauding a bit old man cranky. "You kids with your clapping and rock music!"

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And my point was, why do you feel it necessary to let others know what you think right there?

Please, do not mistake me for someone who wishes to limit freedom of expression or anything of that nature. I would NEVER suggest that such things should be regulated. But if you are free to clap like a jackass at a movie screen to show others, whether they like it or not, that you loved the movie, then I am free and completely within my right to look you in the eye and say, "Hey, jackass, why didn't you just ask everyone if they liked it as much as you did?"

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Because, as I said before,

So, we applaud instead of conversing for the same reasons we clap at the end of a live performance instead of saying "I enjoyed that" etc. Although some vocalizing is normal (as you will hear from time to time at the end of a movie) the predominant expression is clapping. It's the gold standard of approval expressions. Once again, all of this has been explained already.

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As I explained, the reason to applaud at a live performance is to show the performers how much their performance was appreciated.

So if all of you decided to fart noisily in acceptance of the movie, is that a Public Moment as well? Hey, go ahead and clap for the movie, that's your right as a citizen. I just think you're a twat.

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Yeah, but you suck major major ass.

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You NEVER complain about it.

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The fiancee' and I went to see this movie earlier today. She thought it was good, I thought it was average at best.

By the way, no one clapped at the end here because there was a grand total of 3 people in the theater besides us.

The Devil's Advocate.

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Please, do not mistake me for someone who wishes to limit freedom of expression or anything of that nature. I would NEVER suggest that such things should be regulated. But if you are free to clap like a jackass at a movie screen to show others, whether they like it or not, that you loved the movie, then I am free and completely within my right to look you in the eye and say, "Hey, jackass, why didn't you just ask everyone if they liked it as much as you did?"

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People who disagree with me aren't the only ones who gulp goo-rod. People who agree with me do it, too. So start suckin', possnuts.

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The giant three-phallused phallus of Uzbekistan will one day squirt the cosmic jizz of revenge all over Canada.

Incidentally, the real Andy Dougan gave Constantine a respectable three stars out of five.

One of the reasons I've stopped reading him. Hannah McGill is where it's at these days.