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Posted at April 29, 2014, 5:22 pm:


Well I was seeing Lady in the Water yesterday, and at the end, everybody applauded the movie. This has happened many times while I was in a theater, and I thought nothing of it. But this time, a friend of mine brought up a good point. Why clap at a movie? Would one applaud a movie theyve never seen before and loved at home? I am not trying to offend anybody that does, but, now that it has been brought to my attention, I want to know what the purpose of the movie clap is. For one, unless you are at a premiere, the makers of the movie will not be there to hear you applaud them for their movie. If one would not clap at a movie at home, why would you do it in a theater? Is it attention? Joining in with others? Letting others know you enjoyed the movie? Well I would like to know why anyone out there has applauded a movie at the end before. If you have, leave a reply and tell me why, I am interested.


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Why do you clap for anything? Appreciation and admiration.

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I would argue that it's part of the communal experience.

I don't clap, I've never heard people clap in a British cinema.

I have clapped at a few movies, but not much, and mainly because other...

I clapped for every single LOTR film.

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I clapped at the end of Lady in the Water too.

That's strange i tought that claping is only in premiers with the red ...

Interesting question.

Thanks for all your answers guys.

LOL I don't think I've ever heard clapping at a movie.

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