| Not sure if it's tradition but I remember watching the Bee Movie when it was in theaters and people did clap at the end. But I would say just depends on the person. If they felt it was good they can clap even if it's in a cinema. |
| My god. How has this not been posted yet? http://gifs.gifbin.com/1233928590_citizen%20kane%20clapping.gif |
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| Having worked at a movie theater and gone to countless screenings of all types, I can say that most Americans do no clap during or after a movie, with the (as previously noted) exception of special screenings. I have seen it at premiers, pre-screenings, and (very rarely) midnight showings. By and large though, they just sit there and shuffle out as soon as the credits begin to roll. The only clapping I recall in a regular showing was my brother, when he thought a character played by someone he disdains was killed off. He was the only one, and had to apologize to me for the embarrassment. |
| It really depends on the movie, I'd say the majority of the time no. But I can recall a handful of movies where there was applause once the movie ended. Oddly enough the last one was RoboCop of all movies. |
| If it's Pee Wee Herman in the theatre, you should not look his way when you hear "clapping." |
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| I've always been under the impression that Americans did clap after films cause some years ago, I'd seen some camrips where they did. I live in Australia and on the rare occassion I go see a film, when the credits roll, I would start a slow-clap (for luls) as a social experiment. 1/1 times it failed. None of the audience joined in. :< |
| I guess it's an immersion thing after seeing a good "performance". Only happened once when I was younger when I saw the newer star wars movies in theater, and people clapped because, well, it's star wars. Other than that though, never happened. |
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" - Winston Churchill |
| I thought people clap after a performance not a movie... |
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| Here is Canada i haven't seen anyone clap, it probably only happens during special screening and midnight showings though. |
| I always leave right before the movie's done so...... |
| as an american, ive never ever seen any one clap at the end of a movie. i would actually be alarmed if that happened. that would be some serious scary pasta kind of shit to happen. |
| Hello, American here. I've been to maybe 10 - 20 movies within the last 5 years, and for 4 (that I can recall) where most of the people broke out clapping. There was also one where a guy and his group of friends (which was like 40 people) just broke out booing and yelling "that was shit!" For the 4 movies, it was the following: Hunger Games, The Avengers, Hangover 3, and Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The movie that got boos left and right: Grey. |
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| I've only witnessed it a few times, and never joined in as it seemed a bit silly, for reasons already mentioned in the thread. |
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Celestia-L20XX said: Not so sure about that. Captain America (the second one) is a legitimately good ass movie.SolviteSekai said: Yes. They do. I went to see Captain America the other day, and people in the theater clapped after every scene when Cap beat an enemy. Maybe it just happens in the south. I think it was because Captain America was beating up bad guys and because of the "Murrica Fuck Yeah" Mentality, the patriotism was just seeping out of them forcing them to clap Plus There's not really that much patriotism or nationalism; I'd say it's more of a great manifestation of this age of sacrificing privacy for security, and the paranoia and concerns that come along with it, that's been growing larger and larger in the US ever since 9/11. If anything, it's anti-government. I really unironically say this: I could see the film being shown to future generations in history or film classes as a period piece illustrating the mentality of our time period. |
Red_KeysMay 10, 2014 6:20 PM
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| It very rarely happens here. I don't know why. |
Immahnoob said: They say Jesus walked on water. People are made out of 79% water. I can walk on people. So I am 79% Jesus. Sourire said: I once fucked an apple pie. |
Red_Keys said: There's not really that much patriotism or nationalism; I'd say it's more of a great manifestation of this age of sacrificing privacy for security, and the paranoia and concerns that come along with it, that's been growing larger and larger in the US ever since 9/11. If anything, it's anti-government. I really unironically say this: I could see the film being shown to future generations in history or film classes as a period piece illustrating the mentality of our time period. Yeah I have to give Marvel some mad props for totally subverting expectations by making a movie about Captain America of all people in a narrative that is very non-jingoistic and even critical of American politics. |
kingcity20 said: Oh for the love of -_- nvm gotta love MAL |
| white americans do |
| I'm not American but the only time I can ever remember people clapping at the end of the movie in a cinema was for The Avengers. People really liked that movie. And people clap at film festivals, for sure. |
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| im totally going to clap the next time i watch a movie. just to make every one feel awkward. |
| Yea people clap occasionally (if it was a decent movie). |
| The only time I've ever seen anything close to applause in a cinema was in Insidious 2 when Elise pushed that licking fucker out a window. |
| When I lived in New York I remember people clapping after movies, but I believe it was only for certain movies like Spider Man, The Dark Knight, Avatar..those kinds of movies. Nobody clapped during the credits of Avatar the Last Airbender, that's for sure. |
Celestia-L20XX said: I've been seeing this a lot and I want to know if this is actually a thing American's do after they've watched a movie at the cinema. Can anyone from the USA confirm this? Any urges to start clapping? I'm very interested. Yes, but not after every movie and not everywhere. It all depends on the movie and the place/ people watching. |
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| I sooner remember the kids that don't shut up as well as the people who don't turn off their phones compared to crowd reactions to the movie, except for laughing. |
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| I don't, but a lot do. Especially if the movie ended dramatically . . . |
| The only time i've ever seen this happen was at the first showing of Iron Man 3. Ever other time people just get up and leave when the credits roll. |
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| rarely, OP unless you got to harlem or some theatre in the hood. they be screaming and howling and shit during the entire movies there (even during romantic , serious, parts, etc) i have a question for OP do Australians really fight lebs and abos outside the local Macca's on a daily basis? |
| If it's good, I will. If not, then.... fuck it. I'm leaving. |
| Just need to find out how to quote this every time so I can dodge the stupid 30-character limit. |
| We clap when there's someone to clap to. We don't clap when all that we can tell is responsible that is around us, is some guy who turned on the movie projector. That said, if you have one weirdo who claps at it and everyone liked the movie, it can start a chain reaction, with everyone thinking they're SUPPOSED to clap for whoever knows what reason. |
| I know that every time I've gone to a midnight movie (a grand total of five times!) the people in the audience clapped, so I just joined in... A bunch of the people at the movies I went to were really psyched. A bunch of people dressed up and everything... Some were even clapping before the movie started. |
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