Casual Conversation

I actually love going to the theater, I go there all the time. That's also because I have a subscription that allows me to go there as often as I want for a fixed monthly subscription.

I mostly go to smaller cinemas to watch indie films, that don't run in bigger theaters. The last movie I've seen was two days ago "Love me tender" which was really beautiful but also really sad. Before that, I watched "The chronlogy of water", which was also really well made and interesting but hella traumatic. Before that, I've watched Marty Surpreme, one day after it came out. I really liked the intensity of that one, it really reminded me of "uncut gems".

I think what I like about the cinema is that it's such a distinct "experience". It forces me to go outside, into the city, go to the cinema and watch the movie the whole way through, when I watch a movie at home, I often watch it in multiple sessions, which can ruin the experience. And on the way back, I have plenty of time to reflect about the movie.

I think I get the whole anxiety thing though. Until about a year ago, I only got to the theater with other people, because I thought it looked weird going there alone. The problem with that was, that I couldn't go there nearly as much as I wanted, because I don't know any other "cinephiles". That's why at some point I just tried going alone, which felt weird at first, but now is just normal to me.