Jason Goes to the Movies: A Continuing Saga of Relative Ineptitude
We were reminiscing the other day at a local sushi restaurant. It was a relaxing time, and having spent an enjoyable dinner with my sister who was celebrating her birthday that evening, we started telling stories. Most of the stories centered around the antics of our endearing cousin, Jason. There was one story that stood out that night though; I've never heard it before. It took place at a local cineplex, on the opening night of a big budget flick...
Jason arrived at the theater early enough to not get stuck in the waiting line outside. I guess he made it in right before the staff started to set up a waiting area for the opening night of the film. That left a lot of time for Jason to strategically sit in the exact center of the theater, making sure he would get an unobstructed and not distorted view of the film. He watched the theater fill up with people after the waiting crowd was allowed inside. He told us how almost all of the seats in the central section had been taken, and the aisle seats were filling up quickly. Before the previews started, almost all of the seats in the theater were taken except for two seats. Now these seats were the seats on either side of Jason.
Right before the film started, a couple had come in. They scanned the darkened theater, looking for seats, and when they spied a couple of seats in the center, they headed up the aisles and down the center row. When they finally arrived at where Jason was sitting, they asked politely if he could move over so they could sit next to each other. They were quite nice about it and didn't make a big scene. Jason's answer was a flat "No. I got here early for a reason."
I don't know what sort of reaction the couple had to that, but what I do know is that they spent their time watching the film in separate seats with Jason right between them. We later asked him if he moved one seat over and let them sit together. He said, "Yeah, during the last ten minutes of the film." But he was joking, so we don't know if he ever allowed them to sit together at all.
A few may agree with Jason's actions in the story, but I think the majority would have, as my sister said, "kicked him in the head."
Jason arrived at the theater early enough to not get stuck in the waiting line outside. I guess he made it in right before the staff started to set up a waiting area for the opening night of the film. That left a lot of time for Jason to strategically sit in the exact center of the theater, making sure he would get an unobstructed and not distorted view of the film. He watched the theater fill up with people after the waiting crowd was allowed inside. He told us how almost all of the seats in the central section had been taken, and the aisle seats were filling up quickly. Before the previews started, almost all of the seats in the theater were taken except for two seats. Now these seats were the seats on either side of Jason.
Right before the film started, a couple had come in. They scanned the darkened theater, looking for seats, and when they spied a couple of seats in the center, they headed up the aisles and down the center row. When they finally arrived at where Jason was sitting, they asked politely if he could move over so they could sit next to each other. They were quite nice about it and didn't make a big scene. Jason's answer was a flat "No. I got here early for a reason."
I don't know what sort of reaction the couple had to that, but what I do know is that they spent their time watching the film in separate seats with Jason right between them. We later asked him if he moved one seat over and let them sit together. He said, "Yeah, during the last ten minutes of the film." But he was joking, so we don't know if he ever allowed them to sit together at all.
A few may agree with Jason's actions in the story, but I think the majority would have, as my sister said, "kicked him in the head."