Going to Movies as a Singleton

So early this morning I am going to go see Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

There are some movies that Ellen just does not want to see, mostly those based on comic books (though she is selective, she just generally avoids those that get terrible reviews and on reflection probably should avoid those with R ratings, to say she did like Deadpool hardly captures her reaction). While I, on the other hand, try to remain a ‘fanboy’, a term I am actually not entirely sure I understand the definition of, but that lack of understand is only increasing as I get older.

I reflect on the fact that there was a time I subscribed and read carefully Rolling Stone magazine. Now when we go to Washington Capitals games and they ask the crowd to text their choice of three songs to be played after the second period, not only do I rarely know anything about the songs, but I generally have never heard of the groups.

In any event, when Ellen does not come with me I tend to try and go early Sunday morning to see the non-Ellen movie, because that tends to conflict with less events we are doing. The other side benefit is that since Ellen gets dizzy when we go to an IMAX, 3D movie, when the movie in question should be watched in that format, like Batman v Superman, I get to see it in IMAX 3D. AND since the IMAX 3D movie theatre in Tysons has reserved seating, that is where I end up.

This time the movie theatre is going to be fairly crowded as us fanboys go even though the Rotten Tomatoes rating has dropped below 30%. But often I will go to the typically 9am or so start and I will end up being one of two or three people in the theatre.

Inevitably there is one guy who is pretty heavy, not that I am so thin, but he will almost be always be wearing shorts, even in winter, and have a large soda and a tub of popcorn. He sits in the front row. It is very important to me that I never become that person.