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For some reason, when I go in a cinema and watch a film, I can't understand it very well. I have noticed that I understand films better when I watch them on a much smaller screen.

Because there's so much detail to focus on on the big screen, I get distracted and then cannot understand the plot very well.

I usually avoid movies because they overstimulate me (I end up wanting to move around and such -- best not to ask), but when I watch certain movies at home, sometimes I do end up looking at things other than the main point (or I don't get the point of what the characters are doing).

Do like I do. Wait till they come on DVD. You don't have noisy crowded theaters to deal with and you hit pause for bathroom breaks.

Ahh... The joys of no annoying humans... or the joy of a few interesting friends (I'm the only aspie among them, but I'm the one who seems second closest to normal... *shivers*). Plus, once you've seen the movie, you can go back and see all the things you wanted to see again, or look for the stuff you missed the first time. (And you don't even have to spend $10-20 on admission, munchies and drinks... just go to the fridge! )

Yeah, when there's a discussion in a movie, for example, I tend to look around the area around people, because I don't see what's interesting about the persons themselves, however, NT people watch the persons who talk and how they act and react.
If you want to keep up better, I guess you'll have to do that as well. All while practicing your interpretation skills.

funnt i have always enjoyed home cinema an dnow i know why. thansk this forum is great..over stimed yeah i see it now.
im beeter today than i was yesterday.

It doesn't bother me too much if it's a movie I am obsessed about seeing, such as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.

If the camera can stay still for more than five seconds at a time, it's not so bad. But now so many directors want to jiggle their cameras around because they think it's more arty farty, or something.

I love going to the cinema myself, but it's gotta be a film I want to see.

Baz Luhrmann's films are worst for overstimulation, I find. But I own a copy of "Romeo and Juliet" and it's definitely better to watch from a small screen.

I find it difficult to concentrate on the whole screen and figure out what is happening when I see a movie in the cinema. Between that and the smells and sounds of people around me, it becomes overstimulating and I have to force myself to block out external stimuli rather than pay attention to the movie.

Waiting until the movie comes out on DVD and watching it at home or with friends is a much better option. I also have a difficult time sitting still through movies, so I can pause the DVD player whenever I want when I'm watching by myself. This is very effective. It can also be amusing to watch movies with friends, especially when everyone has seen the movie before. Then, random commentary ensues and there is rarely anything to stop it once it does.