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Is it really like this at movies?

posted 10 years ago by aaronva
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So I read the main review that pops up for me for this movie and it talks about people reacting to the scary parts of movies by screaming together and making noises together and then clapping at the end of the movie together...and my question is: is this normal?

I am asking because outside of the couple of Lord of the Rings movies I have never experienced clapping at the end of a movie in a movie theatre or a "group-like" experience where everyone in the movie theatre was sort of...one entity watching the movie together and reacting to it together like is described.

Is this sort of like a city thing, where people in cities act differently in movie theatres than people in the suburbs or am I totally confused and off-base here?

Let me know.

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[–] strangenstein (683) 4 years ago

I’ve seen many movies where the audience clapped at the end, but the one that brings the most vivid memories is JAWS. I saw it in 1975 and the audience erupted with cheers when the shark was blown up, and then everyone applauded again at the end.