I actually had to pause a movie once and re-explain that that I’d never seen it before, either.
edit: the amount of upvotes this comment has gotten both validates and saddens me
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I'm pretty sure I married your friend.
I perhaps did it too 😳
My 8 year old does this. Most of the time it's during movies I've already watched so I could answer her questions. But fuck man, just watch the movie and it will answer your questions. We spend more time talking about what's happening than watching/listening 🤦
Maybe she just wants to talk to you. For her, the movie experience is spending time with you.
We usually do end up talking for most of the movie. I guess I kind of do like doing that with her. I absolutely love your comment. Thank you for changing my perspective.
Its called rhetorical question. Mate is just thinking loud.
I'm that friend and I'm really sorry. I cant control it. :(
I have a friend like this too. I just stopped going to the movies with him because I want to stay friends.
Well in cinemas I'm obviously silent because there are strangers. I just like to talk when watching movies together privatly.
I think its really nice when the movie is a total brainfuck to make theorys with friends. If you just want to sit there in total silence even in private situations you could just watch the movie alone.
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I do this too, I'm thinking aloud. My girlfriend scolds me for "spoilers", which is funny because I'm just guessing what is going to happen based on other stuff I've seen.
Not my fault writers are terribly unimaginative lol
Every time I see this skull mask character I laugh, he just looks so stupid!
Who even is he?
I think he’s from a COD game, but i’m not entirely sure.
He's Ghost.
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"Why is-"
"I don't know, it's almost like the movie is intentionally setting up questions to be answered later when the plot calls for it!"
I google the plot of the movie and ruin the ending in my answers to those questions. Now they're a lot more careful with asking questions.
You are about one lab accident away from becoming a supervillain aren't you? But not the normal kind, the kind that people sorta see their pov.
I'll have to check the villain registry to see if Spoiler Alert is already taken
My family does this. Even if I have watched it, if it's a movie worth watching, it's gonna answer all necessary questions. Just give it some damn time!
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Maybe they got something that you missed. I often miss details like that.
Could be that they think they missed something
Like from yapping? Shut up and watch the movie.
No just sometimes people don't catch everything or don't figure things out as quickly as others
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If I do this I'm not expecting you to know the answer, I just want to discuss our thoughts. What's wrong with that?
What's wrong with that?
Because it's insanely inconsiderate and extremely egotistical. You aren't the only person in the world. We're both watching the movie and we're both equally as confused. When you ask those questions what you're doing is interrupting the movie for someone else to demand an explanation for yourself. An explanation you will not get as, again, both of us are confused. Other people are watching the movie too. Interrupting it to try and get answers for yourself is some narcissistic behavior, especially when you're in a movie theater with shitloads of other people around you.
Moreover, during the middle of the movie is not the place to have a discussion. People are trying to watch it and enjoy it, not listen to some breakdown about the events so far. If you want to have those discussions then keep it for after the movie when attention can be properly given to the discussion, not a half whispered response in a tone of "Dude, can you shut up?"
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😤🫸 Doing that before or during the movie
😏👉 Doing that after the movie
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Not to say it's objectively wrong, but if it's someone like me that you're watching a movie with, I generally expect quiet. A comment here and there is probably fine in the right context, but constantly breaking into conversation mid-movie is a distraction I don't really appreciate. Generally, I think it's important to understand the expectations of everyone involved.
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Because movies are dumbed down to the point that anything you can come up with in realtime will be answered eventually, or is a plothole.
You're interrupting the movie and making people miss out. If all agree ahead of time to do a MST3K kinda thing, sure. As a compromise: pause the movie first.