Slim Portly said:I sometimes applaud at the end of a good book. Does that count?
happyfilmluvguy said:Clara, I will definitely listen for your applause. And about being looked at strangely, would you even see someone looking at you?
Slim Portly said:I sometimes applaud at the end of a good book. Does that count?
OK, serious question. What's the diff? If we acknowledge the unlikelihood that anyone who was involved in the production of the movie will hear the applause, then we must assume one of two positions. Either we are applauding for the other audience members to hear our appreciation, or we are applauding regardless of anyone else agreeing with our sentiments or even being in the same room. In the former case it's sort of a "Hey, look at me, I'm applauding" kind of thing, which undercuts the entire point of supposedly showing appreciation for the effort of another person, and in the latter you may as well applaud anything all by yourself, from a good book that you just finished in the privacy of your own home to a particularly nice can of soup.Jack Scorpion said:You do not.
Slim Portly said:...you may as well applaud anything all by yourself, from a good book that you just finished in the privacy of your own home to a particularly nice can of soup.
Lefty said:You were there?
He could see them applauding. As it's the only standard method of showing appriciation for a performance, the only alternative would have been something like a mass thumbs-up.
Slim Portly said:OK, serious question. What's the diff? If we acknowledge the unlikelihood that anyone who was involved in the production of the movie will hear the applause, then we must assume one of two positions. Either we are applauding for the other audience members to hear our appreciation, or we are applauding regardless of anyone else agreeing with our sentiments or even being in the same room. In the former case it's sort of a "Hey, look at me, I'm applauding" kind of thing, which undercuts the entire point of supposedly showing appreciation for the effort of another person, and in the latter you may as well applaud anything all by yourself, from a good book that you just finished in the privacy of your own home to a particularly nice can of soup.
Slim Portly said:... you may as well applaud ... a particularly nice can of soup.
BellyTank said:Yeh- clapping is for a live performance, isn't it?
Maybe at weirdo costume gatherings,
Paisley said:That's what I've always thought. I applaud musicians and actors, but not their recorded performances. I don't give myself a hand, either. Why should I--for buying a ticket?
Hondo said:Lizzie is right! depends, live performance or live Opera you would applaued, I just think it silly to be standing appauding after a film as everyone else is filing out, but its your call, you paid for your ticket, do as you wish.
I recall one of the last time Beethoven gave a concert,he was deaf, never heard audience applauding at the end, brought tears to many.
Lefty said:I've bought some clothing here and there that has pleased me.
I've never clapped for the cotton harvester, the trucker, the processors, the manufacturers, or the retailers.
The day I clap for the sales-person at Banana Republic...:fing28:
Likewise, I won't clap at a live telecast of an event.
I'll woo-hoo, of course, but that's a gut reaction.
That's for me.
Plus, with the salaries that TV, movie, sports, and music performers pull in, the ticket prices they demand, and the often unfriendly attitude they take toward their fans, I feel they should be applauding me. If you're going to charge $20 for my wife and me to see The Hulk or any of the other 99% of movies that shouldn't have made it past "hey, I've got this idea to remake...", I'd like a thank you card as well.