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Chinesecinemasshowaudiencestextsalongsidefilm:wrstideaeva?

Openthread:On-screentextscommentingonthefilmsentbyaudiencemembersis?beingintroducedatcinemasinChinesecities.Isthissomethingyoucouldtolerate?

JamesWalsh

,?Wednesday20August201412.44BST

Atleasthe’snottexting.Photograph:Alamy

Yousettledowntowatchthenewrelease.You’vegotyourpopcornandoversizedcartonofsugarywatertohand.Thefilmstarts,expositionhappens,andtheactorsstruttheirstuff.

Then,onthebigscreen,alongsidetheaction,atextappears.Thenanother.Andanother.

OMGILOVECHRISPRATT!!!

Notsurehwat’shappening?Whyistherearaccoon?

Loooooooovethespaceship

Whilethismightsoundliketheaveragemovie-goer’sideaofhell,on-screentextsisalreadyacinematicrealityinChina.?TheHollywoodReporterhaspickedupareport?intheChinaYouthDailyonhowsomecinemasinBeijing,Shanghaiandelsewhereareexperimentingwith“bulletscreens’,ontowhichaudiencememberscansendtextscommentingonthefilmastheshowingtakesplace,tocaterforthepermanentlydistracted,phone-addictedyoungergeneration.

Unsurprisingly,precautionsaremadetoscreenthemessagesbeforetheyappearonthescreen.

Wouldyoubehappytopayforascreeninglikethis?Twitterhasalreadyturnedthewatchingoftelevisionintoaremotelycommunalexperienceformany,withshowsfromQuestionTimetoTheGreatBritishBakeOffenjoyingafrenziedfollowingandreal-timediscussiononthesocialmedianetwork.Couldthisworkforcinematoo?Ordoestheveryidealeaveyoudizzywithhorror?

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