#694: Screaming at Characters in Movies

I love getting involved with movies at home during the more tense scenes, and even more out at the theater itself. While I have gotten lost in many narratives while watching past silver screen showings, I always get the best experience from horror films. Be it Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Paranormal Activity, or any other movie with a tense atmosphere and jump scares left and right, you can bet on me being very involved with the film. The most recent memorable film I saw was the horror film Annabelle, and in particular the scene in the basement. At first it was tame whispers when the lights fell dark and the baby carriage rolled into view, but as the scene escalated so did my volume. The atmosphere created was one I must applaud the filmmakers for, because merely minutes in they had me on my feet cheering and screaming for the protagonist's escape. By the end I was so enthralled with the predator-prey chase taking place between the protagonist and Lucifer himself that my voice was getting quite raspy from yelling. As the scene concluded and dirty looks were shot my way, the movie went on and I sat quietly until the next action scene, which was one quite worth the wait. The finale was, as expected, quite the spectacle, but apparently I was showing it in a manner far too enthusiastic since no more than 15 seconds after the scene had started I was being escorted out of the theater by the usher. While I did not get to see the ending, the experience I had with the scenes I saw was more than enough to make the money spent on a ticket well worth it. I'd like to see the movie's ending some time, but for now I can only assume the best; that everything ended well and no one got hurt.