Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Watching a movie alone - Good idea and why?

Today, I wanted to watch the movie Jaane Tu Ya Na Jaane after my working schedule. Got reviews form reliable resources and finally Inox online e-ticketing worked ( after throwing errors on me for days together).
Now let me tell u what r the benefits of watching a movie alone.

Need not adjust your schedule with others.
It happens every time I want to go to movie. “Hey, let’s watch this” lets watch that, I said. My friend replied, “Not today, I’m very busy. What about tomorrow evening?” I said “Tomorrow I’ll got a one on one with boss, but, we can still go for the 9 PM movie. Will that be fine?” Rolling the eyes i got a reply was a big grin. I could go over and over with other friends on my list. But I didn’t want to waste my phone calls on them.
No argument as to which movie to watch.
Sometimes you don’t want to compromise but u need to and u will for the sake of friendship. That is why i had a better thought . Just split and watch your respective choice. You can reunite later and tell each other how great your movie was.
No distraction by your friend.
Ahhh..I hate this. I have one very excited friend and I felt the pain in the wrong part when I watched a movie with him. He laughed too often, commented at every single scene, narrated the entire story after the initial start up. I replied “let me watch it in peace after all i have spent INR 150 bucks. Just watch and you’ll understand it better”. Gosh, what a nuisance!
Need not to fight your tears.
I can be very emotional when I watch a drama (on screen and in real life :D). I barely cry in front of others because I think it is embarrassing. It is so damn hard to do when you watch a very sad scene. I was crying once and my friend next to me laughed at me. I could cry and laugh at the same time watching a movie. Well, I know that may sound bizarre. The next time I go for a high-rated drama, I’d go alone. Surely I don’t want my friends to watch me instead of the movie
Need not have to reduce your diet.
When we go to movies in group it is more likely that we buy popcorn( i love them) and carbonated drinks. I don’t know why but it just makes perfectly sense. Buying a popcorn in a Mutiplex is first of all no value for money. On that u find people when u r in groups wants to enjoy it at ur cost. tell me how it is justified. I never want anyone ( including my family) to touch my snacks during a movie. It is fun to eat it yourself, right? At EOD ur satisfied.

Of course, it would feel funny the first time you walk to the ticket counter. That’s when you have to say “No, I just buy one ticket”. Get over it and you will be just fine. Enjoy the movie!

1 comment:

Arjun Chakradhar said...

hey ravi,
its really surprisin but very convencin the way u hav written about wachin movie alone..
May be its our mindset that we always want company , there are sometimes where we have to adjust as you hav mentioned , so more chilled out way , at times you are in such state of mind that its like to be left alone for some time , that state catchin movie alone is really good , unless 150 doesnt hurt too much ;)
Keep writing
affly
Arjun