NA POLTRONA DO CINEMA

Foi tão bom assistir o documentario da Gail Singer "Watching movies" sobre as preferencias de assistir filmes no cinema, opiniões sobre assistir numa sala cheia de companhias e prevalecer um, dois ou tres cumplices que tornam o momento mais prazeroso. As preferencias pelo melhor assento perto ou longe da tela, a melhor hora de chegar pra assistir, curtir ou não observar 'quem veio junto naquela sessão', a platéia, esbarrar os olhos em amigos ou simples conhecidos fortuitos. Comidinhas e bebidinhas se vêm ao caso pros que vêem e circunstantes. E o principal o afeto, as emoções que despertam e provocam ao assistir filmes no cinema na companhia de pessoas queridas. Não a toa, Seinfeld divertiu explorando essas experiencias coletivas que trazem recordações bem acompanhadas. E as não menos relevantes recordações solitarias pra uns e outros que nunca esqueci.
Jeet Heer, crítica amiga:
"Movie going is rarely a solitary act, nor should it be. Most of us start seeing movies from an early age and when we think back on them we remember not just what we saw on the screen but also the surrounding ambience: what theatre we were at and with whom. Sociability is part of movie going, and contributes to the hold film has over us.
Re-reading the reviews of Pauline Kael recently. I was struck by how often she dwelled on the social aspect of film going, especially the friendship that are kindled in the heat of discussions about movies. Many of Kael's reviews record not only her reactions but also interesting observations made by friends that saw tlhe movie with her. "Being able to talk about movies with someone - to share the giddy high excitement you feel - is enough for a friendship", Kael wrote in a short note looking on her decades as movie reviewer.
..."There is no question that watching a film with an audience that is intent, drawn into it, and has a certain level of understanding enormously enhances the film", Margaret Visser agrees "it's nothing like seeing it on your own."