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Going to see a movie has always been a very special treat for me and in more
recent years perhaps it is the wide screen, those very comfortable lounge
style chairs, the sensational surround sound, the larger than life images of
the characters on screen and even the chance to indulge myself in some
popcorn and a choc top that makes it even more of a treat.
I also have some wonderful memories of the days when I was a young boy and
my mum took me to a Saturday matinee. I will never forget that she would
often buy me a packet of chocolate Jaffas to eat during the movie. I would
always discretely drop one or two onto the timber floor during the movie and
then giggle quietly as they rolled all the way down to the front of the
theatre making a clattering noise on the timber floor. I am sure this boyish
prank upset many of the older members of the audience, as well as my mum.
Even to this day there has always been a ritual that I go through once I get
seated in the theatre which involves looking around to see if I know anyone,
then as the lights dim I will dig into the box of popcorn or devour that
choc top whilst watching the customary advertisements and trailers of movies
that are about to launched. As the lights fully dim and the screen expands
to full viewing size I always settle back into that comfortable seat in
anticipation of what is to follow over the next one and a half to two hours.
In the majority of cases I enjoy the movies I go to see and usually have
just a hint of chocolate on my mouth and the remains of spilt popcorn,
sprinkled all over my lap as the lights come up and the credits roll. I
always sit there for just a minute or two reflecting on the movie and its
message, often with a hint of a tear in my eye if the movie has had a very
sad or touching ending. Then up I get and return to the reality of the
outside world where I can further contemplate what I have just seen or
discuss it with my family and friends.
I
have always liked to watch the movie credits so that I could see the names
of all the cast that I don't know or to find out the name of a particular
song that I enjoyed. I have never really stopped to think very deeply about
the importance of the movie credits and what they really mean, however, at
the end of the last movie I went to see I sat engrossed in the credits which
lasted for around two minutes and as I got up to leave, I realized that
there was not one person left in the theatre except for my wife and myself.
All of those people we had joined to watch the movie had quickly got
up and left, some as I recall, even before the credits had started.
Often in life the enjoyment of the moment or the event is all that matters
and we can be guilty of quickly moving on and forget to take a minute or two
to reflect on and acknowledge those who have made all that enjoyment
possible. At that instant, watching those credits meant more than just
looking out for that cast members name or song title and the following quote
from Samuel Goldwyn had a new meaning for me . . . 'When someone does
something well, applaud! You will make two people happy'
Even though I was not applauding as I watched those movie credits, at least
I was taking time to acknowledge and pay my respects in a very small way to
all those talented and hard working people both in front and behind the
camera, who have given me my two hours of movie enjoyment, as well as a
special treat. Hopefully my silent acknowledgement will make them happy, as
it did for me.
Inspired by The Worlds Fastest Indian and written by Keith Ready
Keith
Ready © April 2006
Writers Note
Choc
tops
are a delicious range of flavoured dipping compounds for Soft Serve or Scoop
Ice Cream cones which leave a thin, flavoursome and crackley coating on the
cones.
Jaffas are a small round sweet consisting of a soft
chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured
candy. Jaffas have often been sold in movie theatres and have gained iconic
status because of the noise made when they are dropped (accidentally or
deliberately) and rolled down sloping wooden floors.
Keith Ready is an Australian based business adviser and trainer whose
specialty is working with his clients to improve top and bottom line
business performance in a measurable way, through people. Keith is also
known as Mr Inspiration and is publisher of InspirEmail which
provides inspirational messages to refresh the spirit and boost the
emotional bank account.
You can visit his website at www.agiftofinspiration.com.au
www.agiftofinspiration.com.auand
he can be contacted via e-mail at info@agiftofinspiration.com.au
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