European theater chains ban masks, toy weapons at Joker screenings
screenings, eliciting a range of responses from spectators on social media.
The Cinesa chain in Spain put out an announcement on its website, via the ticket sales page for the film, which opened Friday across the region. A similar announcement was made via Facebook on Thursday by Cinesa sister company in"For security reasons," the statement asked that viewers not bring masks, toy guns or other weapon simulators or face covers into theaters, and added that these could be stored with theater personnel during screenings.
As of Friday evening, Cinesa was confirming to local press that no incidents had occurred in its theaters in Spain and the measures were merely precautionary. Responses to the measures in Spain and Italy on social media this weekend have ranged from those suggesting it was smart to play it safe and that none of the banned materials are necessary for enjoying the movie, to others who called it an "exaggeration."
"I agree! Good! Safety is first above all," social media user Ilaria Zaccheo commented on UCI Cinemas Italia's Facebook post about the measures.wrote"It's not just Yankee cinemas that have completely lost their minds with #Joker it seems that cinesa has also caught the absurd paranoia fever,"
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