Who has never gone to the movies solo? THIS GUY!

I’m gregarious. That is something I made know when I posted my first entry here on Dumb Drum almost 3 years ago and not much has changed since then. Ever since I went to the movies as a child, I always found that one of the best parts of going to the cinemas and catching a flick is enjoying the experience with friends and then discussing it afterwards. The good thing about my friends is that I have a good amount of film lovers in my circle to where I usually have no problems finding someone to join me in even the stupidest films I feel like watching. Well this weekend I finally hit a pothole in my otherwise smooth record and I couldn’t find anyone who could or wanted to join me to see From Paris With Love so I did something I had never done before: I went to the cinema by myself.Now I had wanted to see this film ever since it opened over a week ago and I couldn’t get anyone to go with me then, mostly because of scheduling, so I decided to hold off until later. So last Saturday came and I still had the urge to go check out the film. I called around to the usual suspects and everyone was busy again or just didn’t want to see Travolta on the big screen (so he’s made a few fucking bad films between now and Pulp Fiction, lets give him a third chance, okay?) so I was stuck: delay it again or just bite the bullet and go check it out by myself. So I said fuck and drove over to the theater.

So I arrived and bought my ticket and walked into the theater with no prospect of talking to anyone else for at least two hours after I said hello to the ticket person. “Hello. How are you guys doing today?” he said to me. Now either I’ve reached Kevin Smith proportions and am now viewed as two people or this guy and me were on the same level and thought it was weird that a singular person was gonna watch a film. I progressed to walk in, found a seat without having to worry about another’s comfort and planted myself in the seat and watched the film (BTW, the film was thoroughly entertaining).

So I did it, I had watched my first movie flying solo and you know, I felt no different than a normal tandem movie theater experience. I guess maybe this is just a sign of me being dependent (I’m sure you can break this down psychologically in many fashions) or however you’d like to break it down but it did feel a little relieving. Sure, I like moves and the discussion they create with a fellow film nerd but all that will come with time, no need for it to be instant. Will I do it again in the future? I don’t think so because next time I go see a movie solo, I think I’ll be sneaking my friend Jack Daniels in with me to add to my $8 Coke and enhance my solo movie experience :)

So do you enjoy the theater experience better as a group or a solo experience? Let us know!