Intro
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Has a new movie theater been built near you lately? Chances are it’s huge on the outside but tiny on the inside. How can that be?
Most new theaters that being built are multiplexes where they have a few dozen auditoriums in one building. It means there’s a lot more movies to choose from, but a lot of times the screen is smaller. Listen to Jason and Marni talk about multiplexes.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jason: I just saw Beowulf in this theater and it was, like, only slightly bigger than my living room.
Marni: Oh.
Jason: You know what I mean? Like multiplexes where there’s like 20 theaters but each screen is like 11 feet by 11 feet and there’s about five rows of people. It’s really weird.
Marni: That’s definitely not the way to see that movie in particular. I saw it at the Imax so it was like a huge theater. But sometimes I kind of like it if it’s a more intimate movie, just a good drama or something or just a good comedy. You kind of have this intimate feeling and I like sitting up high because I’m short so it’s nice for me to see. I like the way they’re designed. But there are certain movies like a big action movie you need a big, full…
Jason: That’s interesting that you like them though. I hadn’t really been to a theater of that size before, a multiplex. I’m just used to this big theater, where it’s, like, an experience you could never get anywhere else. But it just sort of felt like, “I could just be watching this on a projector in a classroom or at my friend’s house if they had a big TV,” or something. But I guess the intimacy thing would be good. You wouldn’t feel ripped off if it was a little drama movie or something.
Marni: Yeah, I guess you don’t in that respect. But with a film like Beowulf, you need the big, full-on sound. So you kind of got ripped off.
Jason: Oh well.
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Discussion
Jason saw Beowulf at a multiplex and didn’t think it did the movie justice. The screen was small, and the theater didn’t hold many people.
Marni says she likes multiplexes for movies that are OK to watch on a smaller screen like dramas and comedies. Multiplex theaters usually have a steeper (if shorter) incline, which makes it easier for Marni, who is pretty short, to see.
It hadn’t occurred to Jason that some movies might be suited for a multiplex. He and Marni agree that Beowulf isn’t one of them. Marni saw it on a big, giant screen at a museum and really enjoyed it.
What type of movie theater do you prefer?
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t I like to be at home to watch in a small screen but I prefer the big theathers for the movies.
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i think it's wierd to go to such a theatre like multiplex, It's really hard to display fully movies like Beowulf,which i watched days eatlier,a wonderful movie! I watched it on my poor 14.1'' wide Screen. Multiplex may be suitable for the sexploiters or things like that, watched only by few people, within their own space. |
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