Last Saturday my neighbor gave me some passes to go to the movies for free so I checked out the online schedule for movies and found "Marmaduke" was playing at four. Now you're probably thinking how is Marmaduke going to speak Japanese, and more importantly, how are we going to understand him, but don't worry, almost all the bases here have their own movie theatres.
Now when you or I think movie theatres in the States, we think bright neon signs announcing the newest blockbuster, big cushy seats, stadium seating, Dolby sound system, maybe even 3-D -right? Well, to truly enjoy the experience here you must forget all these things and simply be thankful you are hearing the movie in English and not Japanese. Yes, you must think back to a time before comfort, glam and (thankfully) $10 movie tickets. For the theatres on base are, shall we say, basic.
Here's the "bright neon signs" of our theatres...
And here are the "cushy seats" - that's a plastic booster seat that Emmy is sitting on that they give the kids so they can see (no stadium seating here)...
But best of all, and I bet you've never seen this before, before the trailers, before the "turn off cell phones" announcement, etc. the movie screen pops to life with a grainy clip showing patriotic scenes while boldly playing the National Anthem. Immediately, every derrier in the joint, small, medium or large, lifts from their seat and stands stiffly at attention for the duration of the song, after which bodies collapse back into their seats and the munching of popcorn resumes. Isn't that a hoot? (Sorry, no photos of this - I thought it might seem rude.)
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