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School trip
I went on a school trip to the cinema but i think no-one was allowed to stay during the credits because the whole class began walking out as soon as the credits started rolling, and i found it very disrespectful, because the movie's not technically over until the credits have rolled
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Technically once the movie's over no one really wants to stay to read the credits. I usually only stay behind to look for the actors during the credits, and then I leave. Usually a lot of people leave during that time as well. I don't really mind when people leave, or talk at this time.
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You should either roll with it and go with the flow, or ask the teacher why they left early.
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You disagree with some people who are not interested in the final credits. To call it disrespectful is a bit much. Some people watch the credits if they loved the movie. Most don't have a clue who the people are who are named. It's a personal choice. In your case, you were with a group that chose to leave. You can always mention it later but the real lesson here is not to think everyone has to agree with you. That's what free choice is all about. When you tolerate others' choices, it protects your own as well.
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I've worked major film fests and movie premieres. Even then, even if there are lots of people who work in the film business in the audience, most don't stay till the end of credits.
I doubt very much that anyone who makes their living in the movies cares whether or not you sit there and watch their names go by for a brief second, and then promptly forget them.
Do you actually remember who was the Best Boy or Key Grip on your favorite movie? Can you name a single DoP working today? Will you ever care who provided additional casting services?
Similarly, when you listen to music, do you know who co-wrote Taylor Swifts Shake It Off? Do you know who played the piano on Adele's Hello?
Probably not. You may know some of that... but most people don't, and I don't think there is anything wrong or evil about enjoying a piece of entertainment without knowing the name of every single person who worked to create it.
I understand why people thnk it's respectful to wait til the end of the movie, but my personal opinion is that unless you are actually paying attention and giving a damn about who worked on the movie, then it's just an empty gesture. A way of pretending to show them respect, while not actually caring. Otherwise, the only thing polite about staying through the credits, is that you aren't distracting the people around you who might actually be watching them. (And again, that's a bit unlikely that anyone is—just other people pretending to pay attention to them out of duty—especially in the day of the internet when people can find out who worked on a movie quicker through Google than they can sitting through credits.)
Stay if you want too, when you are on your own time, but don't judge those who don't. Whether or not someone sits through the credits is not a good indicator of whether or not the respect the people's whose work contributed to the movie.
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Some movies have a final clip at the end of the credits. Some do not. Typically, and especially with a large group, people leave during the credits. This gives the cleaning crew ample time to pick up before the next group arrives.
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