Andy and I have decided that the Naval Support Site here in Italy is kind of like an eerie utopia of an American community, a "Mayberry" if you will. It seems to have everything an American town would have, but in a smaller, cheaper, and more uniform package. The housing is clean and uniform, the grass and the parks are nicely mowed and well maintained (well... for Italian standards), and each little store in the mall is different and useful.
This includes the movie theater.
The movie theater has two theaters and it shows first run movies for $3. You can even get a punch card so your 11th movie is free, and you get free popcorn every time you come. It cycles through a number of movies, so I think you can see virtually every movie that is out in the states.
So, last night, Andy and I decided to take advantage of the cheap seats before we move out of the Navy Lodge, so we arranged for a babysitter and went to see Pelham.
Thank goodness we were pre-warned, because had I not been, the start of the showing would have shocked me. Before they show every movie here they play the national anthem and everyone stands respectfully, just like before a baseball game. The thing that made it even more odd was that along with the anthem, they showed a little "yay Navy" music video film reel complete with aircraft carriers, soldiers at attention, and a huge diving submarine.
Intense. Certainly an odd start to any movie.
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