The first time I ever went to the cinema alone was to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. I had been late to the whole Twilight Saga, being a defiant Harry Potter fan and thinking you could be one and not the other. However, after setting myself the task of reading all the books before I could see any of the films was the kind of single-girl challenge that I embraced. By the time I had finished though, either those that were fans had already seen it or my other friends just weren’t interested. I had no choice but to face my fear and cinema alone. As, by this time, only Leicester Square was showing the film, I decided to go big or go home. So a Friday night date for one, a large sweet popcorn in tow and I walked nervously into the cinema. Expecting to be pointed and laughed at like I had three heads, I was surprised to see so many other single seats occupied. I was not alone! This was a REVELATION!
Fast forward to 2019 and a Cineworld Unlimited Card in my possession, you can’t stop me from catching all the latest releases. Granted, my popcorn consumption is dangerously high but it’s worth it. I can further blame my “poor taste in films” (husband’s words, not mine) for why, since being together, we rarely watch a film together at the cinema. Instead, we will walk to the cinema together and then veer off in separate directions to different screens. Whilst he watches the latest blood-slaughtering, prison-gang violent film that would have me tense for the whole two hours, I’m watching a lighter-than-life Nora Ephron style movie and we both emerge happy!
Top 3 Films from 2019
So here’s a celebration of my not-so-Secret Single Behaviour of cinema-tripping alone and my recent favourite films:Rocketman | I literally had the biggest grin on my face during this entire film and emerged Elton John’s newest fan. Taron Egerton played a huge part in that! In fact, having seen this in May, Rocketman became my most-played album on Spotify in 2019. I loved everything about this film but literally, that skippy-happy feeling walking home with ‘I’m still standing…’ buzzing in my ears makes this hands-down my favourite film of 2019.
Judy | Same genre but distinctly sadder, Renee Zellweger’s performance as Judy Garland was as award-worthy as it is acclaimed. I didn’t know much about Judy Garland’s years post-Wizard of Oz so found it incredibly sad to follow. The music and outfits and London-based setting was gorgeous. Testament to the storytelling and performances was the fact that not a soul moved in the cinema for a good two minute after the end credits started. It literally felt like we were all taking a minute of silence to mourn.
Joker | Now this one I did actually see with Mr A and it took some persuading for me to agree to go (I'm not a fan of the Batman or any Marvel film to be honest!) However, this was a game-changer. Joaquin Phoenix puts in the most incredible performance and you literally get sucked into his world of mis-treatment on his journey to morphing into the Joker. I would watch this again for sure!
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