Though cinemas or movie theatres are usually dark for optimal enjoyment of a movie, some moviegoers seem to take advantage of this feature to behave inappropriately instead.
On Thursday (5 May), a woman called out a fellow moviegoer on Facebook for creating a big mess at Golden Village in Tampines Mall.
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Other Facebook users also condemned her behaviour and urged moviegoers to exercise personal responsibility and be more considerate to cleaners.
On Thursday (5 May), a woman took to Facebook post to call out a fellow moviegoer who apparently made a mess at Tampines Mall’s Golden Village. The incident allegedly occurred at around 10.05pm in Hall 4, which was screening the latest Doctor Strange movie.
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According to the post, the moviegoer in question rolled two bottles of wine she had brought and finished drinking under the seats. She also tossed a stack of disposable cups there.
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The OP additionally claimed to have witnessed the woman wiping her hands on the headrest of the seat on her left.
Dismayed by the woman’s actions, commenters who saw the post condemned her behaviour.
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This user believed her behaviour was so inappropriate that cinemas should ban her from returning.
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Another shared that her mother used to be a cinema cleaner and that the rubbish moviegoers left behind only made her job harder. Therefore, she appealed to the public to be more considerate.
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In response to queries from MS News, Golden Village explained that they have run campaigns to raise awareness about proper cinema etiquette. Staff also clean and disinfect the movie halls, and remove trash after every session. Here’s their statement in full:
As per operational procedure, we have staff clean the movie halls and remove any trash after every movie session. We would e also disinfect all halls and wipe down common touchpoints like armrests and handrails.
We have always encouraged movie patrons to be more gracious and considerate towards their fellow movie-goers, GV has over the years run multiple campaigns aimed at increasing awareness of proper cinema etiquette.
Rather than focus on incidents when patrons do not pick up after themselves, we prefer to pay tribute to the majority of our moviegoers who have shown great civic-mindedness and consideration to dispose of their trash in the bins provided.
Although many of us go to the cinemas to unwind, this doesn’t mean we can do anything we wish to.
A cinema is still a public space and we should spare a thought for other moviegoers. Moreover, we should sympathise with the cleaners who have to clean up after an entire cinema hall of people.
Therefore, let’s be more considerate by disposing of our trash responsibly after watching a movie.
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Featured image adapted from Facebook and Google Maps.
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