Rebecca’s first cinema experience
We took Rebecca to see Ratatouille on Saturday. She’s 17 months old and this is the first time she’s ever been in a theater, and for us, the first time in AGES since we last saw a movie. We planned for the worst, thinking that we could always just leave the cinema and ask for a refund. However, she took it really well.
The show started at around 3pm, Rebecca napped while we drove there, and while we were in line for the tickets, she woke up. She started looking around, not fully awake. As we walked into the place she stared at all the posters on the walls and the patterns on the carpets. We’d initially thought she’ll freak out at the darkness of the theater, but she didn’t. She took it all in pretty well. When the show started, she spent the first half hour quietly watching it, while sitting on my lap. Not a peep from her, other than an occasional “uh oh”, “ooh”, and some pointing. After about 45 minutes into the show, she got a little restless and wanted to stand and walk around. As we sat close to the front, she could see all the faces of the people when she turned around. I took her out for a short 10 minute walk outside, and we went in again. She was losing interest in the show at that time, but then focused on it again towards the end.
When the show ended, and we walked out, she was walking with a happy gait, she seemed all proud of herself for doing an “adult thing”. I’m sure she enjoyed the experience. No screaming, shouting, or crying. Maybe it was because of the cute ratties in the movie, but the whole experience for us was, surprisingly … why, can I even say the word … EASY.