Performative laughing. How do we fix it?
I feel like it’s only getting worse. If a person is talking, has their phone out, or eating loudly, I will start by giving a look or two. If they persist, then I’ll say something.
But these people are “enjoying” the movie. Hard to ask someone to stop laughing so loud or so much. They’re laughing at scenes that weren’t intended to be funny, and obnoxiously so. I had two recent instances that it ruined the movie for me, but I wasn’t sure how to fix it
A guy a couple weeks ago for the opening of Primetime, was legitimately praying as the movie started. Whispering loudly to himself. Ok, this is a religious thing, let’s let it slide for a bit. While also paying attention and laughing incredibly loud at every scene. If someone else laughed at something that he didn’t catch, he would laugh as soon as he heard them. He couldn’t be able to hear some of the “funny” scenes, because he was laughing so hard, he heard others laugh at so he chimed in. I looked over at him and just stared when the praying continued until he noticed me. He got quieter but still did it and the loud, constant laughing all movie
Last night, was the opening of Social Reckoning. Girl in front of me was the definition of extra. Like when the musics playing before the movie, she’s waving her hands in the air like a conductor. Talking and congratulating herself when the A-List part comes on. Shoes AND socks off. Then the first scene comes and she’s uncontrollably laughing. Dancing obnoxiously at songs in the movie. Does these things though out the entire movie.
These people aren’t intentionally being rude, but they are. I think a lot of these people may have something going on mentally, so I don’t want to be the mean one and ask them to please keep it down a little.
I feel as though this is only getting worse. Any ideas on how to fix it?