A video from the screening of the Barbie movie in Brazil recently went viral on TikTok following a violent turn of events raising discussion about cinema etiquette. The popular flick was reaching its climax when a fight broke out between two women after a mom let her child surf YouTube during the movie.
Greta Gerwig‘s one of the most anticipated movies, Barbie, was released in cinemas worldwide and broke records with its box-office collections. It also caused debates among the audience about its take on masculinity and feminism, with commentator Ben Shapiro even burning Barbie dolls in protest of the movie.
- However, exceeding the ongoing debates online, the movie seemingly ignited a ‘real world’ fight after two women attending the screening began throwing hands during the movie’s end credits. Here’s what happened that caused the violent fight.
Why did the two women fight during the Barbie movie screening in Brazil?
The original now-deleted viral clip on TikTok captures the surprising events that occurred during the screening of the Barbie movie. As the bright pink end credits are rolling on the silver screen in the cinema, a group of moviegoers are engaged in a heated discussion.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jornalodia/video/7259780474371869957?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7124142432430179841
- After some verbal arguments, a woman climbs up the aisle and gives a solid shove to another woman. The shove was so ferocious that the woman flew into the seats behind her, shocking the rest of the audience. The two women soon start to fight, scraping and pulling hair while a man tries to break the fight.
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- The women soon calmed down, but the clip went viral across many social media platforms. One of the commentators on the video uploaded by @ferreiraxyz._ translates the argument from Portuguese to English.
- As per the translation, the arguments began after a mother let her child watch YouTube at full volume throughout the Barbie movie. The action disturbed all the other moviegoers, who couldn’t hear or focus on the film.
Viral TikTok video erupts discussion about theater etiquette among netizens
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The Barbie movie and its simultaneous release with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer resulted in one of the biggest cinema openings of the year. Thousands of people returned to cinemas worldwide to watch movies on the big screen after the Pandemic.
- Subsequently, the discussion about cinema etiquette returned as a topic of discussion, which took a stronger direction following the video of two women’s Barbie movie fight in Brazil going viral. Netizens quickly shared their opinions on how operating personal devices for calls or surfing the internet can cause disturbance and divergence for other audiences.
barbenheimer is silly and all but I hope it does open up the conversation about cinema etiquette bc it seems like it's at its all time worst right now
— 87 🕴🏻 (@bonaneh) July 25, 2023
one thing i noticed when i saw barbie was that cinema etiquette has vanished since covid :/ https://t.co/TNPXxINUEM
— sofia😡 (@epicthot) July 25, 2023
Some people don't have cinema etiquette and need to stay home. Like why are you actually taking a phone call rn!?!???? It's the movies WTF
— Allicat (@aleesa19) July 25, 2023
- Many users of the platform X (previously known as Twitter) criticized the mother for allowing her child to watch YouTube at maximum volume during the Barbie movie. They called her selfish for bothering others while criticizing the other woman for getting violent.
- Meanwhile, some netizens took this opportunity to remind people that cinema is a community experience where everyone watches the movie together. Due to this, taking care that you aren’t talking too loudly, doing indecent activities, kicking others’ seats, or using your devices during the movie is necessary.
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