happyfilmluvguy
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It's a cold summer night. You had waited for weeks to see it in the theater. You didn't want to wait any longer. You had to see it opening night. The line at the box office stretched to the next block, but you didn't care. You had a seat with your name on it. As you walked up to the ticket booth, you calmly said, "I'd like one adult for It's A Wonderful Life". The ticket operator looks at you with a smile, but it turns to a frown. "I'm sorry sir, but we're sold out". Your heart beat drops. All that eagerness, shattered by two words. "Sold out" you repeat, "sold out". You thank the ticket operator and walk away, with your head down. As you walk towards the parking lot, an idea strikes your mind. A lightbulb just lit above you. You turn around to see if anyone is watching you. Quietly you make your way to the back door of the theater. Carefully you turn the knob. It's unlocked! Quietly you open the door and slip inside.
It's dark, but your friend had worked here for 3 years. He gave you that tour, you know the theater like the back of your hand. The only thought that is in your mind is to see that movie, no matter how. As you make your way down the dark hallway, you see the stairs leading to the projection booth. "Almost there", you whisper. Suddenly you hear a sound. Someone's coming down the stairs! Quickly you hide underneath the staircase, as not to be seem. The projectionist is making their way down, whistling as they walk. In the shadows you see them walk by as they turn the corner.
Cautiously you peak your head out and look left and right. No one is in sight. Up the staircase you go. It seems as though they are stretching forever. You have to make it up that mountain. The door to the projection booth is open a crack. You slip inside. The film reels are quietly spinning around the equipment, clicking sounds coming from every turn. There's something mystical about the booth. The theater was built in the late century. How many films were shown here, you didn't know. Projectionists from time gone by had sat in this very room. You see a small space in the corner. Just the spot you can sit by and watch through the window. Without being seen, of course.
You hear the projectionist making their way back up the stairs, still whistling. Cover yourself with something! A tarp in the corner will do the trick. Over your body it goes. Out of sight, out of mind. She'll never find you. As she walks in, she sits down in her little chair, and starts the projector. "This is it!" you whisper. "You're going to see it". The film begins, and your eyes are glued to the silver screen. There's an even greater experience when you're in the booth. High above the audience, you overlook every thing. A cinematic kingdom called the theater. Where movie stars rule the land.
The projectionist never did find you, or knew you were there. The film kept you quiet until the end. The whole night was just full of wonder. You told your kids the story, you told your grandkids the story. But the night itself wasn't the most memorable. No. It was that one scene, it almost had you on your feet. It had you crying, it had you cheering, it had you laughing, shrieking. It was glued into your mind forever. Everytime you saw that film after, you found yourself just watching the movie to see that one scene. On your television it is memorable, but when you saw it in the theater, it was magical.
So what's your most memorable scene(s)?
Here's one of mine.
Shawshank Redemption
It's dark, but your friend had worked here for 3 years. He gave you that tour, you know the theater like the back of your hand. The only thought that is in your mind is to see that movie, no matter how. As you make your way down the dark hallway, you see the stairs leading to the projection booth. "Almost there", you whisper. Suddenly you hear a sound. Someone's coming down the stairs! Quickly you hide underneath the staircase, as not to be seem. The projectionist is making their way down, whistling as they walk. In the shadows you see them walk by as they turn the corner.
Cautiously you peak your head out and look left and right. No one is in sight. Up the staircase you go. It seems as though they are stretching forever. You have to make it up that mountain. The door to the projection booth is open a crack. You slip inside. The film reels are quietly spinning around the equipment, clicking sounds coming from every turn. There's something mystical about the booth. The theater was built in the late century. How many films were shown here, you didn't know. Projectionists from time gone by had sat in this very room. You see a small space in the corner. Just the spot you can sit by and watch through the window. Without being seen, of course.
You hear the projectionist making their way back up the stairs, still whistling. Cover yourself with something! A tarp in the corner will do the trick. Over your body it goes. Out of sight, out of mind. She'll never find you. As she walks in, she sits down in her little chair, and starts the projector. "This is it!" you whisper. "You're going to see it". The film begins, and your eyes are glued to the silver screen. There's an even greater experience when you're in the booth. High above the audience, you overlook every thing. A cinematic kingdom called the theater. Where movie stars rule the land.
The projectionist never did find you, or knew you were there. The film kept you quiet until the end. The whole night was just full of wonder. You told your kids the story, you told your grandkids the story. But the night itself wasn't the most memorable. No. It was that one scene, it almost had you on your feet. It had you crying, it had you cheering, it had you laughing, shrieking. It was glued into your mind forever. Everytime you saw that film after, you found yourself just watching the movie to see that one scene. On your television it is memorable, but when you saw it in the theater, it was magical.
So what's your most memorable scene(s)?
Here's one of mine.
Shawshank Redemption
