What's The Point of Eating While Watching Gore?



You have your popcorn ready, a cold soda close to your hand, and the movie on and playing the opening credits.

You've heard such great things about the movie and can't wait to see what the hype is all about.

The studio names attached to the movie are still playing, but by now, you've finished almost half of your popcorn.

The movie finally begins, and minutes into it, you realize you were duped into thinking this was a watchable movie.

It sort of is if you have a strong stomach. But remember all the popcorn you chowed down while the credits were still going on?

One of the gory scenes comes on, and you feel some of the popcorn coming up your throat. It’s graphic, and the camera zooms in on every single disgusting detail. 

Your hand pauses, hovers above the popcorn, waiting for the scene to pass before you can eat again.

But by then, more guts, blood, and slime are splattering on the screen, and your appetite is gone. Your stomach clenches and lurches at the same time. Then it’s also churning.

You're about to vomit the popcorn you just ate!

So...what is the point of watching a gory movie while eating?

Don't!

Before starting your movie night, check out the info page for trigger warnings and parental guidance.

If you can't bear to watch gory scenes, you will not be able to stomach the popcorn. So why waste time and money on cooking something that you will purge?

There are gory movies out there and an active fandom for them. This group of people is well aware of what to expect and either do not pick a snack to accompany the viewing experience or are so desensitized that none of it matters to them. They can probably empty a bucket of popcorn while the scene plays out to completion.

If you don’t belong to that category, you are doing a tremendous disservice to your digestive system.

Sure, it's all fake. But then again, it's not a good movie if they don't make you believe it's all real and distort your imagination. These kinds of movies are supposed to be nightmare-inducing and make you cringe. 

If it doesn't curdle your stomach contents, it's not doing its job now, is it? 

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