The last movie I saw in the theater was called “the Color Out of Space” .
It was a sci-fi horror movie with Nicholas Cage in it, and my wife and I had a great time watching it! Little did we know that after that one final Date Night society would be shut down for COVID, and we would not have the opportunity to go back to the movies for over a year! The movies have since opened up, but my wife and I still haven’t returned, mostly due to concerns over indoor air quality in the movie theaters.
Sitting in a small, confined area with a bunch of strangers, all breathing the same air being recycled through old, possibly dirty ductwork, seems like a recipe for catching COVID, so we have avoided going back to the movies since then. With all the modern tech we have at home, including 4K high definition and plasma screen large screen TV, there is little reason to go out in public. The novelty value of sitting in a movie theater seems trivial compared to the superior, clean air quality you can have at home, with your own private space and HVAC system. Not only does my smart thermostat give me precise control over the temperature, which is an improvement over the movie theater, but also there is far superior air quality. Without the influence of COVID, we would still be going to the cineplex for Date Night, but now that air quality is such an ongoing concern, we will just keep it in-house for the time being.