People Are Calling "Theater Etiquette Dead" Over This "Wicked" Social Media Trend

Matt Stopera
·3-min read

We've got some Wicked discourse to discuss!

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So, people are taking pictures of the screen during their screenings of Wicked.

Screenshots from the movie "Wicked: Part One" featuring scenes with Glinda in a gown and Elphaba as a witch
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It's becoming somewhat of a social media trend.

Tweet displaying blurry scenes from Wicked
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One particular thread blew up on X, asking people to share their photos from their screening.

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @nat_dwbua_

People were not happy about it!

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @alamodrafthouse

"If you can’t stay off your phone for a few hours to watch a movie then stay home," this person said.

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @TheDisInsider

"Put your damn phone away, watch the damn movie & show some damn respect," another person said.

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @MovieMantz

This person called it a "simple matter of respect."

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @RichardERoeper

And this person said what I say every time I go to a movie: "Theater etiquette is dead."

Universal Pictures/Twitter: @adamhlavac

Other people aren't so mad about it!

"I’m humbly accepting defeat on the phones out at the movies thing. We fought hard but it looks like we lost this one folks," one person said.

Twitter: @TheTumboy

"Y’all being so up in arms over someone getting their phone out for one (1) second during a movie to take a picture of the title card is more annoying than the action itself," another person chimed in.

Twitter: @sweetenerjojo

And this person pointed out that they literally ask you to scan a QR code before the show...

Twitter: @BatChase13

Ultimately, I'm with this person. This really is the only photo from Wicked you should be posting on social media:

Twitter: @calvinsings

Thoughts?

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