Cinema. A place where people go to watch a film and eat popcorn. I remember listening to a comedian (don't remember which one) making a satire on the film industry. Is the whole "cinema" experience an elaborate set up to just sell popcorn? Can you imagine yourself eating popcorn in any other situation other than while watching a cinema?
I don't understand this habit of eating popcorn when watching a movie, especially in the theatres. And why popcorn? It doesn't satisfy your hunger, it doesn't even taste that good.
Although it was just a sarcastic comedy routine, I got to thinking about it. Of course, cinema is not an elaborate set up to sell pop corn. But it's not entirely insane to suggest that some corporation/ profit seeking organisation has successfully linked popcorn with watching movies.
After thinking for a while, I realised that most TV sitcoms are based in cafeterias, restaurants - i.e, places where people eat. Seinfeld and his chums spend most of their time in "Monk's Cafe". The "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" are always hanging out in "Central Perk".
It is not unusual for a person watching a sitcom to feel hungry. In fact, I myself have felt this many times. Now is it really outlandish that the food industry in the US has some kind of a deal with the broadcasting corporations to show a lot of food? People feel hungry, order some food (pizzas, burgers, chicken buckets - McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut).
The food industry gets a lot of customers, the broadcasting corporations get money from the food industry. Everybody is happy. Except the viewers, of course. The viewers not only spend a bucket load (pun intended) of money, but also are consuming unhealthy food.
Food industry, I bow to you.
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