The Simple Spectator — Note One It’s not always true that when someone goes to the movies, they’ve truly gone to the movies. Often, people go to the cinema just to say they’ve gone somewhere. That “somewhere” could happen to be the cinema. Maybe because it’s dark and cool, the seats are comfortable, you can sneak in a snack, and meanwhile, some people up on the screen act out a story—maybe even a tragedy—for you, while others fill up the rows, side by side. Still, at the end of the day, it’s simply a place. I once experienced this kind…
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