Pervasive Cell Phones

My wife and I went to see "Zatoichi" - the new, award winning, Beat Takeshi film. About five minutes before the lights dimmed, I looked around the theater and noticed a lot people had their cell phones out checking messages, writing short mails, and playing video games. I managed to catch the obvious ones in the photo below. There were quite a few more that don't show up in this photo. The theater filled up quickly and was close to being sold out. Thankfully everyone was thoughtful and turned off their cell phones once the movie started.

By the way, the movie was GREAT! Kind of a cross between the old Kurosawa samurai movies and "Pulp Fiction" with a dash of tap dancing thrown in. It sounds strange, but everything blends well, a film equivalent of fusion cusine. I highly recommend it when it comes to your local neighborhood cinemaplex.