Cinema Uses Volunteer Ninjas to Silence Rude Moviegoers
Unless you want to be confronted by a group of ninjas, you don’t want
to break the code of conduct at London’s Prince Charles Cinema. They
won’t run a katana through you or use throwing stars, but they will pop
out of nowhere and give you a stern warning.
Invisible Cinema Ninjas, now there’s a cool concept! Well, they’re not really ninjas trained in the deadly arts, but really just volunteers dressed in all-black Lycra suits called “Morphsuits”. They’re offered free tickets by the Prince Charles Cinema, in London, and have the task of keeping an eye out for any misconduct from moviegoers, during screenings. “The ‘Cinema Ninjas’ may sound ludicrous, but they have been a real success in clamping down on those ruining films for everyone else with inconsiderate behavior,” says Paul Vickery, head of public relations for the theater. “Like every cinema, we were irritated and upset by the minority of people running films for everyone else.”
Invisible Cinema Ninjas, now there’s a cool concept! Well, they’re not really ninjas trained in the deadly arts, but really just volunteers dressed in all-black Lycra suits called “Morphsuits”. They’re offered free tickets by the Prince Charles Cinema, in London, and have the task of keeping an eye out for any misconduct from moviegoers, during screenings. “The ‘Cinema Ninjas’ may sound ludicrous, but they have been a real success in clamping down on those ruining films for everyone else with inconsiderate behavior,” says Paul Vickery, head of public relations for the theater. “Like every cinema, we were irritated and upset by the minority of people running films for everyone else.”
The idea behind these stealthy cinema ninjas is very simple. They
position themselves in the darkest places of the cinema, and whenever
they hear a cell phone ringing, someone talking loudly or doing anything
that might threaten to ruin the movie experience for anybody else, they
spring into action and remind the culprit they need to act
respectfully. Adbul Stagg, a visitor caught taking out a cell phone at
the start of a movie, said that when he was suddenly confronted by two
cinema ninjas, it was “pretty terrifying at first,” but eventually got a
good laugh and realized he was being a distraction.