A Strange Occurrence

Yesterday I escaped to the movies again. This time I had no film in mind when I headed out the door and decided to let time guide which movie I would see. I was feeling particularly moody and wanted to be alone. I really felt like King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia and Brokeback Moutain would be crowded as those are the 3 movies everyone is talking about. I chose to watch Pride & Prejudice. Yes, Daphnewood is a romantic and a true sucker for period pieces. I walked into the theater 30 minutes early. 30 minutes early! That is a long wait. But when I walked in there were 4 people already there. They were four elderly women to be exact scattered throughout the theater. The odd thing was that Offspring (a pretty wild punk-ish band) was blaring overhead. I sat down in an end seat pretty high up and waited. As I waited more and more people came into this large theater. It was the first showing of the day on a friday afternoon and the movie was getting full. I didn't understand it. More and more women piled in and one lone young man. Then a few couples came in. Someone actually asked if the seat I had my popcorn and napkins set on was taken. Hasn't this movie been out for a while? Why was it so crowded? I thoroughly enjoyed the film but you have to like those kind of romantic/non-sexual films like I do. At first I was put out by the crowd but then my irritation turned to amusement. Why this film? Why today at the 1 o'clock showing? Maybe I was in the twilight zone.