9. When People Think A Gap In Dialogue Gives Them Permission To Start Talking
One of my pet peeves about going to the cinema is that, if people aren't talking
through the movie, their courtesy may extend only as far as not drowning out the dialogue with their idle chatter. Some audiences, both in the cinema and in the presence of others at home, find every gap in dialogue - whether it's thirty seconds or a nanosecond - worthy of being filled by their commentary, because we couldn't possibly dare want to become immersed in the musical score and other aural elements, could we now? I'm all for near-enough complete silence when it comes to watching movies in the cinema (unless it's a comedy); if people can't keep their mouths shut for 100 minutes, then they shouldn't be wasting £10 on a cinema ticket anyway, let alone inflicting their restless condition upon other hapless patrons. Just because somebody isn't talking, it's not carte blanche to start filling in the gaps.