Opinion by J1 Reporter Emily Doll

As I sit down in the center seat of the movie theater, I am ready to be completely immersed in the unfolding plot of a movie for a relaxing two hours.

I’m perfectly content until halfway through the movie when I hear a sound. This irritating sound is not a part of the sound effects from the movie.

This sound isn’t appropriate laughter, crying, or gasps from the audience. This sound is a continuous beep with a high-pitched tune. This sound is a cellphone ringing.

Everyone makes mistakes, and I understand that, so I let it slide, bringing my focus back to the movie. Thankfully, the loud and obnoxious sound stops abruptly.

I speak too soon. That beeping sound is replaced with an even more annoying sound: someone talking while the movie is playing.

I understand if you whisper something that you noticed about the plot or the characters’ outfits to a friend close by, but shouting to your friend who’s three rows down about how Tom Cruise is her favorite actor is ridiculous.

It’s disappointing that I have to address this, but when I go to see a movie, I’m there to watch and listen to the movie, not noisy audience members as well.

Honey, I don’t care to listen to a overly-detailed story about how Johnny texted Tiffany that he had a crush on Hannah who is dating Michael who actually likes Sarah who is best friends with Tiffany while I’m watching The Fault in Our Stars.

I’ll have to catch up on your seventh-grade love pentagon some other time.

Overall, showing emotion while watching a movie in a theater is okay, but distracting other people from the movie is not.

Be respectful of the people surrounding you in the theater by turning your phones on silent and keeping comments about the film while it is playing to a minimum.

I get how having a in-depth conversation about her love for Jennifer Lawrence’s dress in that one scene may be appealing, but it certainly won’t be for other people in the theater. It can wait until after the movie, right?