Subtitles at a movie theater

I had the same experience at a different theater viewing a different movie. I only wish there were more opportunities.

My husband and I recently went to a movie in Pequot Lakes MN. They had the caption devices that fit in the seat's cup holder available. They are a bit cumbersome but worth it to be able to enjoy the movie. I wish they would provide on screen captioning more often though. Those of us who need captions for communication access need to let them know this is important to us.

Where is your theater located? Did you, or a group of people advocate for that captioned movie?

We were at the AMC in Coon Rapids MN. It was a Friday afternoon and I was pleased to see about 15 people there. I think that numbers will help make this option more available. I have not tried the device you mentioned.

Thank you for sharing that. 15 people for a matinee should be encouraging to the theater. I encourage the people who are benefitting from this are telling the public about it.

Those captions are automatically built into those movies, so it's just a matter of turning them on. Of course, if all movies were open captioned those who don't need them would complain. Still, we have a right to accommodations. That's why the devices are available. When you can, do ask to see if they have 'captioning devices' when the captions are not available on screen.

We have rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act but have to ask for accommodations to have them met.

So pleased to know your local theater is providing this service!

I have added a photo from the AMC app to show how it is listed. There were 2 showings today with Open Captions for Barbie.

@charlaine Thank you for sharing this information. Someone in your community did a good job advocating for this. And the theater is doing a great job letting the public know.

Is there a hearing loss support group in your area?

The Big Screen Cinema Guide released an Open Caption Search site to help people find open caption screenings of current popular movies.
1. Go to https://www.bigscreen.com/advsearch/advsearch.php?id=oc
2. Select the movie you're interested in.
3. Select theater name.
Tony in Michigan

Thanks Tony.
I confess to being a movie illiterate. I quit going to movies 50 years ago because I couldn’t understand them. Whispering, and loud sound effects made the dialog impossible for me to understand. So I just quit going to movies. I have never subscribed to a movie rental like Netflix and don’t have a DVD player. Movies are just not a part of my life.

But I may charge that now.

@arrowshooter I get it. Hearing the dialog is best but with Hollywood including extremely loud music in with the conversation, it's nearly impossible for people even without hearing loss to follow the content. There's usually music at the end while the credits are shown. I have to imagine that people's ears are ringing after the movie is over. I wish the world was quieter to help protect the residual hearing that I have left.
Tony in Michigan

A couple years ago a deaf friend notified me of an open captioned movie that was to be shown at a local theater. I went to see it and was able to follow the movie better than I expected. Afterwards I went with a group of Deaf folks socializing and had a great time. I’m not a fluent signer but the Deaf group was very considerate and patient with me. Overall a great experience.