Because I can still enjoy it, regardless of what your standards are.
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BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 days agoYou heard it here guys, enjoying a movie on a normal TV or an iPad is simply wrong
It’s simply pointless. Like listening to music with your ears plugged. Why even bother watching a movie like that?
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Doesn’t it bother you immensely that you’re getting a subpar experience? Even if you enjoy it, doesn’t just knowing it could be so much better suck all the enjoyment out of it?
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
No, not at all. I just want to watch a movie in bed on my tablet before bed.
But it sure sounds like it bothers you a lot.
BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 days ago
This is what I can’t stand about you humans. This tendency to be okay with mediocrity.
ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 3 days ago
Nah, most things in life don’t have to be either flawless or complete garbage with no in between. There’s plenty of movies and shows I watch for the writing or acting, and the sound is not going to make or break the experience. Being 100% unable to enjoy anything if it’s not absolutely perfect seems like a pretty bleak way to go through life, I try to find enjoyment where I can.
Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I’ve literally watched 2001: A Space Odyssey on the plain in mono because my seat’s audio was broken and I was trying to use my IEMs without an adapter. I had a great experience, in part because I love more about the movie than just the visual and auditory delivery. I like the story and philosophy as well.
You may not have enjoyed it in that setting, but please don’t gatekeep the experience. It’s also worth mentioning that a lot for movies are, unlike 2001, not art.
BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 days ago
A chain is a strong as its weakest link. You want to tick all boxes, not just half of them.
Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
That is a non-answer. You argued that it is “simply pointless” to watch a movie in the same setting I did.
I disagree. I very much enjoyed the experience, ergo it was not pointless: it brought me pleasure.
I was just pointing out, that it is indeed possible for people (maybe not you, but other people) to enjoy movies without the luxuries that you afford yourself. You asked a question (“why even bother watching a movie like that”) and I answered.
I also ask that you take into consideration that not everyone can afford to watch a movie with the luxuries you describe. That is ok to. Please don’t gatekeep watching movies is all I ask.