You’re not wrong, but anyone who leaves shit like this or the stupid church dollars as a tip is a special kind of asshole.

Back in the days of 35mm film, movies were delivered to theaters in individual reels. A typical movie would be five to seven reels long.

It was my Thursday job to tape all the reels together into one long piece of film for the Friday premier. I’d also have to build the trailer packs, add cues for lights down/up… just generally make sure that the movie would work as it’s supposed to.

For reference, you see that platter of film in the OP picture? That platter was delivered in chunks, and building the print is putting all those chunks together to make a complete movie.

I’d absolutely do an AMA if there were a mechanism to do so.

Directors that film on Imax generally still have a hard on for physical film.

Not that I blame them. I ran movie theaters for 20 years and while I really did appreciate how much easier my job was after we went digital, I legitimately missed working projection booth shifts when it was all film. Threading and starting two dozen projectors all day long and building prints, it was some of the most fun I ever had at a job. It was really zen, just you and the machines.

I can’t wait to be one of the “I was part of the great Reddit migration” dudes when this lemmy stuff inevitably goes tits up in 15 years.

Real Shittymorph or not, the very fact that someone is trying makes me believe that everything will be okay.

Yeah, no. There’s no complex or embarrassment here. I really don’t give a shit what anyone else thinks about my pale weird legs. It’s just personal preference. I’ve never been much for short pants.

But I absolutely, unironically appreciate your word salad at the end there. Masterful writing.

I agree with your overall sentiment, but I’m good keeping my ugly knees and hairy legs covered.