I have a problem.
I watch a lot of movies in theaters. But that is of course
not the problem.
The problem is - I
don’t know what face to put while coming out of the movie hall. I have tabulated
my situations below:
Situation
|
I Found the Movie
|
Thoughts that Were Going on in
My Head
|
Expression on My Face
|
1
|
Good
|
I liked the movie. But what if others didn’t?
If I smile and move around, will people think I am below average
intelligence?
…and so much below that I ended up liking something like that?
Shit – I don’t have to make a fool of myself being happy about
watching something others may not have liked.
|
Stupid + Giggling
(Balancing my happiness about watching the movie with the intention
to not look like a fool to have liked the movie no one else did.)
|
2
|
Average
|
The movie was ok-ok. Just about a one-time watch maybe.
But… If I show happiness, half of the people will find me crazy…
…and If I show sadness, the other half may develop perceptions. I
don’t want either.
I could try keeping a normal face.
|
Stupid + Trying to put a poker face
(Pretending to be normal after watching a normal movie… when in
reality I feel just as normal I am trying to pretend to be. So, the
pretending part makes me look stupid now.)
|
3
|
Crap
|
The movie was shit. I am sure all of us realize that we have been
fooled.
Now where do we go from here?
And how do we face each other?
What reaction to give? What expression to carry on face?
Smiling like ‘oops-I-too-got-fooled-watching-this-piece-of-shit-movie’
would amount to absolute stupidity.
Better to keep the head lowered and walk off. Do not make eye contact
with anyone—not even your partner.
|
Absolutely Stupid
(Scared of making eye contact with people… just trying to find the
way out of the hall with head lowered and eyes on the ground.)
|
4
|
Crap…
BUT Liked by Others
(and I know that by the laughter and the overall atmosphere)
|
Why were they laughing throughout the movie?
Why do they seem so happy?
Did I miss something? Why am I not on the same page?
Not again… I am out of place!
|
Stupid
(Because I am trying to look cool and gel into the crowd… when I feel
like a fool to have watched something like that.)
|
So, no matter how good, bad, or average a movie I watch, I
come out of the hall looking like a stupid.
And that’s my problem.
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