A weekday morning at the movies: the 10-euro luxury of two hours of free time
A daytime screening of Zootropolis 2 costs 10 euros. The controversy isn't about the film, but about who can afford to spare the time while…
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The price of childhood happiness: 10 euros for two hours in a reclining seat
Going to the movies on a weekday morning, in leather reclining seats, watching an animated film. The experience costs 10 euros, according to those who tried it. And it unleashed a storm of insults and envy.
Because in the choice of leisure, the class divide shows. Anyone who can go to the cinema at noon on a Tuesday lives in a different working world. Those who criticize it argue that children's films are for kids, or for the poor. The debate reveals more about social tensions than about the movie.
The figure speaks for itself: 10 euros for two hours in a premium seat. Less than a cocktail in many cities. And yet it provokes rejection. Perhaps because watching a cartoon during working hours is the ultimate luxury: free time, money to spend, and zero guilt. Those who can afford it know it. The rest feel the sting.
In the end, what is being judged is not taste in films, but the legitimacy of enjoying yourself while others work. Leisure, like almost everything, is also a matter of power.
Going to the movies on a weekday morning, in leather reclining seats, watching an animated film. The experience costs 10 euros, according to those who tried it. And it unleashed a storm of insults and envy.
Because in the choice of leisure, the class divide shows. Anyone who can go to the cinema at noon on a Tuesday lives in a different working world. Those who criticize it argue that children's films are for kids, or for the poor. The debate reveals more about social tensions than about the movie.
The figure speaks for itself: 10 euros for two hours in a premium seat. Less than a cocktail in many cities. And yet it provokes rejection. Perhaps because watching a cartoon during working hours is the ultimate luxury: free time, money to spend, and zero guilt. Those who can afford it know it. The rest feel the sting.
In the end, what is being judged is not taste in films, but the legitimacy of enjoying yourself while others work. Leisure, like almost everything, is also a matter of power.
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