> People seem to talk a lot more than before. Teenagers that care about anything but watching a movie. People playing on smartphones at max brightness. I've even seen people answering their phone mid movie. Kids running around bored to death since their stupid parents thought it was a good idea to bring them to an adult movie.
This is also my perception, and a big reason why I stopped going to movie theatres (and concerts), but to be honest I don't know if it was really any better 20 years ago or if I'm just an old grumpy curmudgeon. I guess you need a time machine to do any proper research on this. I do know that "talking during theatre or movie screening" should absolutely be listed in the DSM under personality disorders.
This is also my perception, and a big reason why I stopped going to movie theatres (and concerts), but to be honest I don't know if it was really any better 20 years ago or if I'm just an old grumpy curmudgeon. I guess you need a time machine to do any proper research on this. I do know that "talking during theatre or movie screening" should absolutely be listed in the DSM under personality disorders.