Taking Photos in the Movie Theater

[@jackdawalker7145]

When I went to see Wicked, somebody in the row behind me opened up their phone and starting watching TikToks. OUT LOUD. It only lasted for like two minutes, but I just simply can’t fathom why anyone would think that would be ok??

[@greifstricken]

it's the absolute inability to handle being bored for longer than 3m

[@delfin5418]

Two minutes too long

[@ArmedandDangerous918]

because wicked boring as hell

[@FPSBuzz]

​@@ArmedandDangerous918 okay, then leave. Don't ruin everyone else's experience

[@nymphicide]

this happened when i saw sonic 3, a girl started watching tiktoks and facetimed a friend xd

[@mattm.6029]

last time I took a photo at the movies Tom Cruise rose up from behind my chair and body slammed me into the concrete

[@Arawn505]

Same, same

[@EveryThing-z6k]

Might be the only useful thing that man has ever done in his life.

[@DerMoerpler]

As he should

[@pooblo]

I take a picture of the audience before I sit down

[@e17theconsumer]

the only appropriate picture to take

[@Arawn505]

No no, you gotta sneak around during the movie and film them in night vision, Buffalo Bill style

[@mr.morgan7269]

💀💀💀

[@keizercas6051]

Smile everyone

[@ScofieldStudios]

Dwayne Johnson should have a podcast. Not because it would be good, but it would be really funny hearing all his stupid opinions.

[@EveryThing-z6k]

It is NOT the musical theater people. Musical theater people are used to no photos, no talking, not showing up late, not being able to eat or drink in a theater. Musical Theater fans know theater etiquette.

[@skyofbob]

the theatre kids r fine for photos but the singing got on my nerves so bad… like i came here to watch professional actors and singers perform not to see some random middle schoolers botch the defying gravity high note

[@EveryThing-z6k]

@skyofbob I agree that people should not be singing unless it's specifically a sing-along screening. It's extremely discourteous to all the other people in the audience. I'm just saying the musical theater people are not the ones doing that. Musical theater audiences are accustomed to sitting quietly and respectfully to watch performers perform. The rowdy crowd are not the musical theater-goers.

[@omfggabriel46]

i mean, they do that at plays. movies are a different story. ☠️

[@ASwitchDog]

The ONLY time Ive ever taken a picture in the movie theater was when they played a Pikmin ad before the movie and I thought it was so cool to see Pikmin on the big screen that I had to prove to the people of the world that I saw Pikmin on a theater screen. I love Pikmin.

[@WaterMeLoan64]

PEAKMIN!

[@promaster-qf5wm]

do you like Pikmin? Idk just making sure

[@ASwitchDog]

@@promaster-qf5wm Nah I don't like Pikmin... I LOVE Pikmin. My dream is to become a Pikmin.

[@zandermetrakos2637]

I love Pikmin too! Would've done the same

[@dahcoconut926]

I did the same but with Zelda. They played Tears of the Kingdom ads on the big screen😎

[@djforbraves]

Alamo also does special showings of musicals that are branded "sing along" which i think is super cool for the people that want that kind of thing, but it should definitely not be the norm

[@SunnylandProds]

And they’re doing sing-along screenings of Wicked… according to AMC starting on Christmas Day, so there we go.

[@christopherrex8203]

If I do take a photo the only one I will take would be of the closing credits Title Card as I am exiting. Nothing else. Fight the good fight, sir!

[@Trailtracker]

0% chance its musical theater people they're nerds about theater etiquette

[@ThatSpeedrunnerGuy]

I went to a screening of Gladiator II with my dad a week and a half ago and someone in the row ahead of us decided they were gonna try and record the entire movie or something. Staff came in to get rid of him and he quite nearly got into a full in fist fight with like 2-3 members of staff in the screen.

[@al.109]

I only take a picture of the movie *IF* there's no one in the theater. I did it when I watched Godzilla Minus One and the Wild Robot in an empty theater all alone

[@johnoates3791]

I think people shouldn’t have their phones out during a movie at all unless it’s an emergency in which you go out into the hall to take a call. Not everything has to be a constant shared experience.

[@ethanpierce2014]

You might not be aggressive about this, but I will be. People who take photos during a movie are far too worried with about what people will think about them. They feel like they need to be a part of the zeitgeist, and it’s kinda pathetic

[@shinycheeto5779]

The bad thing is that even if you speak it up the confrontation will completely ruin experience. At least for me. Especially if there’s a back and forth with that person. It just sucks cuz no matter what the immersion is broken. I keep it to myself but I’ve definitely been tempted to walk out a few times

[@leightonpittman]

Places you should never sing: #1 Movie Theater #2 Airplanes

[@darkgate33]

#3 Trains but that depends on where you live. I know in NY it's a whole cult inside the train

[@quacksayssquawk2899]

#4 Theatre theatres (please do not sing along with the musical, especially if you're off-key/timing, you can just lipsync like the rest of the people that know the words)

[@creamtangerine85]

@quacksayssquawk2899 I also hate people singing during concerts except for if it's encouraged by the band. I remember going to an Andrew Bird concert and it was a really excellent performance, but there was a woman seated directly behind me singing along out of tune to every single song for the full two hour concert. It ruined the whole thing and I wanted to blow my brains out.

[@proarcher46]

I’ve seen Wicked 4 times now and on the most recent watch I took my first ever photo in a theater. I waited for the title card at the end of the movie before the credits once people were walking out- it was an early show with a lot of families who left immediately. The only person still lingering when I took the picture was doing the same exact thing. On principle it’s probably not something I’d do at the theater again, but there are definitely situations where it’s not inherently offensive.

[@WatskyIsTheMan]

I live in Denmark and it’s RARE people aren’t respectful totally quiet and I go to the movies several times a month, it’s amazing! but I just saw wicked in Sweden and it was insane. Talking, singing, recording video and someone playing tetris!! In a theater of only like 10 people outside of the two people I was with. Never experienced anything that bad before, completely ruined the experience!

[@thedigitalodometer945]

Ah, a new front has opened in the Denmark vs. Sweden rivalry.

[@tamancheypedisco]

i recently went to the movies at a cheap theatre in a city I don't live in. There were people in front of me watching reels at high volume for like 10 minutes. And behind me were a couple that were snuggling and yapping for half an hour about their uni friends and their relationships. It was SO out of line. I feel like taking a photo of the title card is still just mildly annoying in the grand scheme of the bullshit people get up to in movie theatres. I had another similar experience when I watched Dune : Part 2 in theatres with some teenagers having inappropriately loud conversations behind me and taking pictures every 10 minutes.

[@rednax99]

Man theater etiquette has really gone to shit after 2020, huh

[@MarshallArts100]

the ONLY time I take out my phone at the theater is during the previews. i usually stay pretty up to date with the latest trailers and releases, so i dont think previews matter all that often. i do see others have their phone out during the previews but most of my experiences at the theater put their phone away.

[@lakus2588]

I remember going to watch dune 2 in IMAX and I swear to God this man next to me had his phone open all the time and snapped a picture of every landscape shot in the movie.

[@Liv24_Productions]

If i could repost a youtube video this would be it

[@kassyg8256]

Alamo Drafthouse has won me over bc its the only theater where I can trust that nobody will be loud/on their phones

[@statesofgracie]

I go to Alamo a lot because my roommates work there (I absolutely wouldn’t go if I had to pay for food) but the vibe there definitely depends on the location. there’s two in the city with one having actual normal sized theaters and that one I hate but the other is quaint and small with only about 20 seats per theater and I think the Alamo experience is much better suited to that kind of smaller format

[@PeachandPoppy]

I saw Zone of Interest at an Alamo Drafthouse and have never been more distracted during a theater experience. Waiters were scurrying by every 3 minutes! Definitely appreciate what they’re trying to do but feel they should encourage ordering during trailers and have a strict cut off time. Arrive early if you want food.

[@KatyaOrlova-jp1gy]

This is how people watch movies these days-they treat the film, which they’ve paid a significant amount of money to see, as a second screen. When I went to see Wicked, the three girls in front of me were on their phones the entire time-reading messages, browsing, completely disengaged. I think it feels more noticeable with a movie like Wicked because it’s such a big release that even people who don’t usually go to the theater came to see it.

[@SunnylandProds]

4:03 See, we have Dine-In AMC theaters where I am, but the service is way worse than it used to be, because you don’t really have a waiter. They drop off your food and that’s kinda it.

[@danielharmon15]

I'll admit I was guilty of taking a photo during the middle of Wicked p1. To my defense, ever since the Super Bowl teaser I've wanted to make a replica of the invitation Elphaba receives to the palace in Emerald City and in every teaser trailer commercial featurette it's been featured since, it has been different from the last. Colors, words, design altered.. And plus we only seen the top half. It drove me nuts to the point I had to take a screenshot of the final film to get it right and see the whole thing 😂. I'll add it was a matinee and they were like 10 people in the theater and promptly put my phone away. Luckily no one sang the entire time except a 6 year old girl for two lines in a song

[@MikeJMcAllister]

I get to go to press screenings sometimes and when you do that they often have an image projected on the screen of basically the movies poster image or something. We’ll take a picture of that , post it, then the phones go away. Never of the actual movie.

[@bearbc4339]

This is such a weird topic the theatre I work out put the poster for wicked enlarged on the screen and asked people to take the photo then we are really small theatre but idk I liked the sentiment but I don’t take pictures for any movie

[@anirudhmenon4234]

You're preaching to the choir here, my dude.

[@hazman034]

i once was at a film screening and someone took a photo of the title screen… at a screening of CITIZEN KANE

[@erinthode4898]

Yes! The only time I’ve taken pictures at the movies is if I’m the only one in the theater, or the title card at the end of the credits.

[@Generic_storie]

I like going to Alamo a lot for like event movies, rereleases, and the “popular” ones. Movies that aren’t the most noteworthy quaility or serious. Like I saw wicked there and it was great! It was musical, it was paced fun, even if a waiter walked in front of me, I didn’t miss something important.

[@JustoBlondo]

The only photos that I take in the theater is the amount of food & drinks that I snuck in by hiding them in multiple pockets of my jacket & my pants/jeans. Gotta flex the contraband

[@Joselitty]

Biggest gripe is when ppl pull out their phone FULL BRIGHTNESS and use their phone for several minutes and or when they get a call they end up answering it and talk on the phone for several minutes as well. It’s mind boggling.

[@FillUpOnPhil]

Thank you King. Big Boq Energy.

[@shinycheeto5779]

I’ve only had this issue recently when I watched Spider-Man 2 when they rereleased it. One of my worst theater experiences ever. On top of people being on their phone there was constant chattering throughout. Never had an issue with etiquette when I watch something like Anora or Evil Does Not Exist…

[@Summer06x]

Something to combat this would just be some sort of special screen before the movie starts with the poster and what movie you're about to see, maybe a countdown until when ads start or something! They can throw on some snack advertisement on it as well if they so desire lmao. I love the idea of taking a quick snap for my IG story of what I'm about to see because I treat it as a sort of online diary. But I obviously don't want to do it *while* watching it and I hate when others do it 😭

[@Summer06x]

Also I used to love taking pics of my ticket but now here all movie tickets are just QR codes on your phone so.. :(

[@SunnylandProds]

They do this sometimes, but it’s only for early fan event screenings like what I saw for Barbie and Mean Girls

[@emmanueljamir]

i thought taking a photo at the end credits was valid because i like end title cards but during the movie is crazy

[@dalkbrolne]

Someone in the row in front of me during Wicked took multiple selfies. Also, when the film was over and it said to be continued, they yelled, and I quote, "What the sigma?"

[@HojotohoWhereverIGo]

A couple weeks ago, there were people taking selfies a few rows ahead of me at the opera. During the performance. With the flash on. People have no idea how to act in public anymore. Feet in the aisles, shoes kicked off. On their phones, sound and brightness way up, talking like they’re in their living rooms. I hate to leave home because of all the people who should be staying home.

[@beomgyu_luvr]

when i went to see wicked the girl next to me kept recording every musical number 😭

[@julianmx13]

I love going to indie theaters because the crowds always have great theater etiquette until you deal with that one old lady who doesn’t know how to silence her phone

[@tragicallyblue]

Went to a late night showing of Anora, and the person next to me was on their phone, looking at Instagram, looking up at the movie occasionally to laugh, and ASKING THE PERSON TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING. Literally at that point just stay home.

[@OpoOnTheGo]

The rock is physically incapable of having an opinion that isn't hilariously out of touch. But what more can you expect from a washed up wrestler who claims to be an "actor" yet gets paid $50m to show up a week late and play the same "character" he has since his film debut. I swear the gear he's juicing with goes straight to his ego

[@JDLaney-zk4wb]

I don’t know why ONE YEAR away from movie theaters caused millions of people to forget how to act in one. That isn’t a long time.

[@8teenOfficial]

i do it tbh but my phone's brightness is on 0 just to take a pic of the title card

[@erosirisgrey]

i literally just tell them Ill get security if they don't put their phones away instantly and they usually do, only twice have i actually gotten up and gotten em out LMAO

[@morphobleu-i2o]

The last time I took a picture in the theater is when Nicole Kidman thought she was watching the movies alone

[@TheFinnGamer]

I went to a silent movie screening with live organ music last year and this old guy had his mirrorless camera out taking pictures throughout the movie, INCLUDING the 'focus confirm beep'. It made me so mad

[@AhmedAdel-kp9wu]

About the singing thing .. we in Egypt have that same problem where someone filmed their theater during a rom movie and there was a group of girls who started singing and screaming and giggling to the point that the whole thing turned into a circus .. I don't pay a single penny to watch new Egyptian movies for a reason 😊😊

[@jacobsweat1028]

Preach brother!

[@georgeyboy5256]

Movie theatres and actual theatres are an escape. Put your phone away, shut the fuck up and just enjoy escaping from life for 2-3 hours. People don't always need to know what we do in our lives. My wicked experience was great to be fair, in a full screening. I'm in the UK where we can get a yearly pass and then pay £3-£5 to upgrade to recliners and dolby atmos/IMAX. These tickets tend to be £13-£20 for somebody without a pass, so you tend to find only people who really want to watch the film go.

[@vedanshgure9022]

i do click photos sometimes in the theatres but the flash is off . if i have already seen the movie once, i can record the audience reaction to those scenes tho

[@ajzeg01]

Not seeing this in the theatre for this reason. Same reason I avoided The Eras Tour.

[@tiredboi8326]

i have a setting that lets my phone go extra low brightness. sometimes i’ll take a photo of title cards for movies im super hyped on because i used to collect the stubs, but my theatre doesn’t give them out anymore. i also always sit in the very back left seat lmao … and live in a sleepy town where i’m usually alone in the theatre

[@NeonSpoon-q1u]

I sat 2nd row to avoid phones, dude in front of me checked his phone every 5 mins w/ brightness at full for 3+ hours. Held out as long as I could but, I think I’m done with the theaters, the low attention span streamers can have it, not a sacred space around these parts.

[@AndrewSjostrom]

I still think there should be a equal amount of lockable lockers to the amount of seats in every theater (inside the doors to every theater) and you lock your phone in it and take the key with you into the theater and you can unlock it and get your phone back at the end of the movie.

[@Duffa1o]

But also, if you need a picture of the title card, you can just wait for the movie’s consumer release, then take a picture of your TV. Same thing, equally as stupid, and doesn’t bother other people.

[@moonie3866]

The only time I've ever done this was when I saw the rereleased Phantom Menace and I was the only person in the theater. Actually went to the middle walk way to get a good circle shot of the empty theater right before the usher came in to check if anyone was there and I was l embarrassed, still got a good laugh though.

[@jimpanse5375]

I couldnt enjoy nun 2 in cinema (yes bad movie too) bc people were talkin and eatin their food as loud as possible. I hated it. Wrote a mail to the company. I hate people. Watching almost everything at home now.

[@jeebs621]

The best movie theater service should include comfortable plush rocker chairs, extremely quick concession service, and etiquette enforcement That would be my dream 😌🤣

[@BryanBeeMusic]

i always take a photo of the end credits but thats it

[@elliepuppyy]

i don’t think it’s musical theatre ppl, not using your phone is common etiquette for theatre too

[@Bayuuk]

Nah I’ll say it even taking a picture of the title card can be bad. Went to go see Deadpool, and dude had his phone full brightness and the title card didn’t drop for 7 minutes. Additionally people are getting worse about their phone usage in theaters. Remember my worst time was when I went to see across the spiderverse, dude was on his phone multiple times, asked him to stop. And he tried to attack me outside by the theater hallway. it was late at night as well so AMC didn’t have any employees available….

[@goodmanticore]

My sister worked at a theater. Apparently if you report them to a worker as “possibly filming on their phone,” they have to be kicked out.

[@Bayuuk]

@ they weren’t “possibly filming on their phone” but i had just asked him to get off his phone scrolling Instagram…

[@goodmanticore]

@@Bayuuk You can still tell the staff that it’s possible they are filming.

[@gorillatube3363]

no bro shaved his mustache :(((

[@Arawn505]

Maybe he did it in a movie theatre while watching Wicked

[@gorillatube3363]

@@Arawn505 😂

[@willis1996]

I only take photos of the title card in the credits 🙈

[@brookemiller4355]

I went to see wicked on Friday night, I was in the back and the theatre was full (of people who def should know not to touch their phones) and halfway through someone pulled out their phone and started scrolling through at full brightness. Wtf

[@Arawn505]

Nah bro, gotta keep my snapchat homies updated on the progression of the plot 👈

[@monicaenglish2566]

I freakin HATE people that are constantly on their phones, check their phones, or talk/comment during a movie. You can sit still for 2-3 hours or not look at your phone? I firmly believe theater etiquette has gotten so bad since COVID happened due to being glued to social media all the time or just watching movies at home in the background. People's attention spans have gotten so bad and short that the moment they get bored they reach for the phone. It's like they can't fathom sitting through slower parts of a film or having to pay attention to something for more than 10 seconds.

[@cashclay216]

I like to take a photo, without flash, of the opening title whenever I go to the cinema. To post on my IG story. I usually do it incognito because I’m usually sitting by myself in the back row, with no one around, I’ll sort of hide the camera behind my leg, not above my head like I’m Austin Powers in the Spy Who Shagged me saying “oh yea babbyyyy” out loud. As long as you’re chill about it, I see nothing wrong with it.

[@batmag3951]

listen, we appreciate your consideration for being as discreet as possible, but i really hate to tell you, nobody on ur ig cares. everyone who sees it that would care about movies would think to themselves that you disrupted a movie to take a picture in order to let people know you’re seeing a wide release movie. even if you were discreet taking the picture, it does not look that way on insta. take a picture of the poster, or better yet, wait till the credits and take a picture of the final title screen.

[@cashclay216]

@@batmag3951 first of all, i don’t post it because i care what others think, i post a simple story because that’s what i do. Because I want to do it. News flash, me taking a photo, discreetly, with literally no one noticing isn’t bother or disrupting a single soul on that theatre. It’s not that deep, seems people want to make issues out of nothing these days. There is a way to do it and a way not to do it.

[@NoHNicolas]

I always take a photo of the title screen, it’s logs it for me I keep my phone extremely close to my chest and the brightness all the way down and no flash(obviously) I think no one has ever seen me do it and also I’m usually alone in theater so I don’t think it’s that bad. Anyway I’d love to hear opinions

[@shydoesstuff5534]

I work in a movie theatre and had a group of 6 13 year old girls watching a kids movie together. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM had their phone up recording the entire movie. Why is this happening?

[@willemdaho3]

thank you for this video, i thought i was going insane seeing people defend pirating in public

[@jamiemartin6603]

My sister always takes a picture of the title (ironically her phone died before the Wicked one) and I never understood why. Didn’t know that was actually a thing other people did. But I still don’t think you should ever take your phone. If it rings and you immediately turn it off that’s fine but you should never actually be on it during the movie.

[@movieriot3226]

Wearing a high hair bun should be illegal at the theater too!

[@Oscar-zx2jp]

Kursten looks like Eraserhead

[@nickguima360]

Im watching this video in a screening of wicked

[@AndrewSjostrom]

When I do that, it’s because im sitting in the back, and I always sit in the back because the movie theater is just too goddamn loud. And yes, I know I sound like I’m a old man complaining about how loud theaters are but I’m 27 years old.

[@thebenelliot_]

I saw so many Wicked title card photos before I saw the movie that I actually assumed that title card was at the end of the movie (kind of to remind them that it’s just part 1). That would be less crazy. If the movie was over and you took out your phone. But this is just annoying!!

[@katashworth41]

Once again I encourage people to look up the Kermode and Mayo Code Of Conduct

[@bobataco210]

how have you NOT made a hitchcock ranked?

[@YoursTrulySinfulShorts]

Only acceptable part to take photo while the movie is playing IMO is during the Credits. You can show that you saw it & write your review on your post when posting it.

[@conallmckeown3853]

In the uk we have the same thing as Alamo but it’s called Everyman

[@farhanmarco7827]

It’s funny because the title card shows up in the end as well. When the lights are off please do not play the phone.

[@Tardsmat]

I'm against people using their phone in the theatre but i did kinda like it when infinity war came out and we got all those memes based on crappy phone pictures from the movie

[@darkgate33]

I swear to god I went to see Oddity last summer. There was a husband and his wife in front of me. from where I understand the situation is her housekeeper kept calling her and they talked for 2 mins. next thing she kept looking at her photo of her child Injured himself where there is a scratch in his chest. she keeps showing the picture to her husband and throughout the whole runtime of the movie she keeps looking at picture zooming in the scratch. to point where I begin to question myself what film did I bought ticket for again ??

[@batmag3951]

you should speak up and tell your friends that take pictures during title cards to stop. nobody who sees that when the post thinks that it’s cool because they know they disturbed the screening when they did it, and they’re disturbing the screening. even if you keep it close to your chest, it still lights up behind and distracts the people around you. people that don’t speak up when people are being disruptive are just as complicit to the downfall of theatre etiquette.

[@kangarooMonkee]

I was going to take a picture of this video until you told me to.

[@johannesahrens7963]

"I'm with my family for the holidays" he says on November 26th!! Man, I wish I had that life... Great video tho

[@Apethantos]

I was a bit confused too, but then I remembered Americans also have Thanksgiving. edit: and it's tomorrow/day after tomorrow depending on your time zone, so it checks out lol

[@johannesahrens7963]

@Apethantos Oh true that makes sense. What even is Thanksgiving? It's strange that noone here in Europe celebrates it

[@euphochi]

I personally only take a picture of the title (before the actual film starts) where it shows the age rating and content warnings (flashing lights, language, etc) thats it lol, phone out in the film is just annoying

[@lutello3012]

I take a picture when they fk up the projection.

[@viktor-o2j]

You should come to a Bulgarian festival to just lose all hope. Went to 10 movies at 2 different festivals in November, 9 out of 10 times people just destroyed the entire experience with talking and phones.

[@connorpowell4040]

voice crack at 3:01

[@ArmanZaidi]

people do this on my instagram stories all the time

[@coolguyspencer]

i saw it on sunday and a woman in the front held her phone above her head for optimal recording angle and recorded every musical number. jail

[@jr87-87]

Why tf is your fan on full blast?

[@TEditsV1]

🙏 thank you

[@TEditsV1]

Not a bot. Real thanks

[@izzyjohnson1037]

Just wait until you go to the New Beverly in LA

[@dcwatcher4644]

Even in a theatre for a play if someone takes out their phone that’s very disrespectful