Written by Shanzay Ahmed -7B
The 20th of November had rolled around, at last, after a long week of patiently waiting. Students from Grade 6, 7, & 8 ran to the bus, screaming with anticipation. The bus roared and rumbled, as if in response. The babble and laughter didn’t die down as the bus started. In fact, it only seemed to grow louder.
After a grand, dramatic entry, we Beaconites were inside Nueplex Cinema. It was huge. The large walls held many colorful posters of currently streaming & upcoming movies, including the one we were going to watch: Jurassic World – Rebirth. The blazing sun shone light (and heat as well, to be honest) upon us. Before our uniforms could get any damper, we went inside. What a sight it was! As compared to the condition outside, our eyes took a little time to adjust to the dark rooms.
The aromatic smell of popcorn drifted through the air. We turned towards the luminous food stands. A long line awaited us, and the chattering and rambling of students followed. Shouts of, ‘The movie’s begun!’ shattered our delicate, hopeful hearts. We hoped against hope that we would get our snacks quickly. After half an hour or so, we finally reached the end of the line and bought some snacks, depending on what the students liked best (the decisions made were also based on the budget, really). As soon as we got them, my friends and I ran into the theatre. Imagine our relief as we found out that the movie would begin after an ad that was playing! Impressed by our luck, we sat down, and the show began.
After the backstory—which involved a dinosaur eating a helpless & trapped man—we all were terrified but morbidly curious at the same time. As the movie went on, we couldn’t help but appreciate the effort put into the graphics and designs to make it look real, as we believed it was, until we remembered that it was acting and no one was actually dead. There were some funny scenes as well, like how a boy named Xavier froze when he realized that dinosaurs were behind him. It was hilarious to see his face turn pale, but we also wondered how much it would have terrified a person if it happened in real life.
As the movie ended, we all clapped and happily went back to our school, with the same chatter and laughter, except that this time, we had a new and better topic to talk about—our cinematic trip.