Published on 12, July, 2020
Has anyone has any experience of the autism friendly screenings that cinemas provide?
I think that they have been doing this for some time, but it has only recently come to my attention.
On the surface it seems to be an excellent & inclusive idea where changes to the experience include
The downside is that the choice of film and screening times can be extremely limiting.Can't say that I'm a big fan of the Trolls movie franchise!On the other hand, autism friendly Saw X or the like would be interesting.
I just stream films from home. If the cinemas don't want my money enough to make autism friendly screenings for adults at regular times I'm not going to give them a single penny. Besides you can't pause the cinema to go for a break so they shot themselves in the foot decades ago when they did away with the intermission imo, even before streaming and being able to pause tv I always just waited for films to come out on VHS and then DVD. Cinema used to have a golden age but its been in its self inflicted deathroes for a while now, all the "bright" ideas they come up with now are just too little too late as far as I'm concerned.
When I was a child a boy in our neighbourhood used to play organ (wearing a bow tie) at our local cinema which would rise up I think before the film etc. I remember there being staff who went around during the intermission selling ice creams (or perhaps I dreamed all that, it was a long time ago now after all)
Not a dream! Also there always used to be a short film before the main feature and you could go in at any time during the film and stay to watch it more than once.
I read the other day that because films are getting longer intermissions are making a comeback, so praps the ice cream seller will reappear too?
I don't know whether that will change the noise and disruption and fighting that I also keep reading about though! That's the main reason I wouldn't go nowadays.
I haven't been to the cinema in years but used to go all the time (I have a degree in film studies), usually in the afternoon as there would often be a handful of people in. I only recall being alone once, for Blade 2, and I sat right at the front for maximum whoosh. I couldn't have coped with no heating though, omg.