An Inconvenient Truth

Two days ago I went to a local cinema and watched a documentary, featuring Al Gore, on his presentation on the truth and facts on global warming. It’s shocking to say the least that the facts presented by him on the effects of global warming and the damage that has already been done are real.

Its an interesting show, even though it’s a documentary, its presented really well indeed.

Well enough of the show, my main focus here is how the cinema looks like compared to the cinemas in Singapore.

The price of the tickets stands at AUD14.50 for an adult ticket. The name of the cinema is called Luna, and like Singapore, its one of the cinema companies, just like Golden Village or Shaw. But one substantial difference is that different cinema location and different companies offer different rates. I’ve seen another cinema in the city that just cost AUD8.50, but as for the quality of the screenings, I can only speculate.

It costs AUD10.00 for student/unemployed rate, however, since I don’t have a valid Australian student ID card, im not eligible. So in the end I ended up paying more. They also have various price packages too, like buying tickets in bulk for cheaper rates or becoming a member and get privileges. Or you can also watch movies at certain days and get discounted rates. Or you can watch a combination of movie packages like movie A and Movie B for discounted rates as well.

The ticketing office is very much like ours, with regards to Luna, the first and only one that ive been too. They have a counter and next to is the popcorn counter.

There are 6 theaters altogether. There will definitely be more in other locations.

As for the inside, the ambience is really cool, much like ours. Though the cinema I went to, took a slightly different approach. It has some really nice architectural designs on the sides of the wall, as compared to Singapore’s carpeted walls or thick tapestries. However, I did noticed that the sound system really weren’t that good as Singapore’s cinema. Its speaker were smaller on the sides and its not as powerful as the ones that we normally see when I hear the sound system. Also, it had some echo reverberating throughout the hall. The lack of absorbing material to absorb the sound and prevent it from bouncing back is evident.

On the plus side, the screen is great as ever and its of the same size as any cinema. The front part is designed in such a way that it resembles a stage and the screen is in the back of it. Another plus side is the insane amount of space between the rows of seats. Its really insane. You can put up your leg straight out in front of you and you still have plenty of space, making 2 person walking into the rows of seats side by side very easy indeed.

I dunno if this can be an a good thing or not, but the seatings are free seatings. You can seat anywhere you like. So the earlier you come, the better seats you will get. This can be a bad thing for frequent latecomers, who would have to resort to seating at the very front and I think I could be very difficult to find an empty seat if the screening of the movie happened to be full house and the movie has already started.

So I guess that’s all I have observed. I’m trying to save money to get to an imax theater. Though I dunno how much is it, I don’t think I would be a worthy experience.