We fit inside the box.

[aadler]

I used to go to the movies all the time, sometimes more than one movie in a day. My wife was never a big fan of going out to the movies, and over the years I gradually found myself less and less inclined in that direction as well. It was no single thing, but an aggregate of the time requirement, the expense, occasional annoyances from other theatergoers, and the plain fact that home viewing got me accustomed to the pleasures of subtitles and replay of anything I might have missed.

It still happens sometimes, though, very infrequently. And the last couple of times? perfectly represented the classic male/female divide.

Because she wanted to, we went together to see Downton Abbey: a New Era. Because I wanted to, we went to see Top Gun: Maverick.

Yes, we stand as stereotypes. But then, as I have recently seen observed, the stereotypical is so frequently … typical.

Comments

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

My husband and I divide movies into those that must be seen in a theater and those that can be enjoyed just as well at home. We go to movies often but this means we prioritize those we want to see in the theater. Maverick was a high theater priority. I just don't think it would work as well on a small screen. Although we saw Downton Abbey at the theater it could have just as easily been enjoyed on the small screen. Right now I want to see Elvis on the big screen but everything else can wait for home viewing.

[aadler]

That basically was how it worked out. We went to the theater for Downton Abbey because Susan didn’t want to wait; we went to the theater for Top Gun because (aside from my having heard it strongly recommended) it was made clear that this one would be better big-screen. I watch most of my stuff from online or streaming; these, we saw in-person for the reasons named, which pretty much seem to match yours.