Grown man at cinema on his own

A kids' movie, on a weekday, during the school year. If he wanted to be around kids, he probably could have chosen a more opportune time. As far as we know he didn't expect there to be any kids there.

Years ago, with young children, I was genuinely stunned to see adults without kids at Disneyland Paris. I kept grumpily thinking ‘but Paris is just down the road. Who the fuck would want to squeeze into a bloody revolving teacup when the Louvre & steak frites with red wine are available?’ I had no idea at the time that adult Disney was a thing. I personally feel the same about adults voluntarily watching kids’ movies without kids. I didn’t think adults at Disney were paedophiles of course, I just thought it was incomprehensible to me. I don’t think the OP was planning to call the cops, she was just surprised. Whatever! I’m sure I like lots of things other people hate.

I keep thinking - what would a real paedophile be hoping to achieve, in a cinema, where children are all sat extremely close to their parents??

The subject of this thread is peak mumsnet (all men must be up to no good if they’re alone in a place where children might be), but I’m glad to see most of the replies are defending the man.

My DH also saw Mary Poppins Returns by himself. Call the police.

I’m female but love going to the cinema by myself. I don’t enjoy cartoons particularly, but have gone to see things like the Hunger Games movies and the more recent Jurassic Park films on my own which were mainly for younger people. It’s fine!

Without sounding horrible, surely a real paedophile would be far more likely to be watching lilo and stitch at home?

God what a small minded post

Or a film review blogger?

If he watched the credits - he is probably in the industry.

Yes, staying until the credits end is a sign. He might be seeing if there are extra bits.

I have a friend in his 60s who will be going to see this film too. Probably with his best friend... a man in his 50s. Both huge Disney fans (they go to Disneyland together... no kids or grandkids. Just big fans).

I can believe this.
My DF used to work for the council and would often sit in his truck in park car parks (many of which over look kid's play areas) to have his lunch. Totally harmless.
I would hate to be a man nowadays.

I think the fact you think it weird is weird 🤔

Why did you post it, if you’re so insistent that you thought nothing amiss?

This thread reminds me of the time my 65+ years old OH was harangued by a posse of the mummy vigilantes for simply sitting on a bench near a children's play park and reading a book. As he chose to do the right thing and ignore them they got more and more hysterical, causing the children they claimed to be protecting to cry. When I turned up about 15 minutes into their performance with our grandchild who'd suddenly need the loo across in a supermarket then an ice-cream they told him he should have explained! He didn't bother to tell them that their antics were in fact amusing.

Of course not. Has op been back? I got the impression it wasn't because he was a lone, but the film he was seeing that made him stand out. Was op alluding to a sinister reason?
People go to the cinema alone all of the time, it's great.
Oh cross post, sorry.

So it is bad if he watches it alone at home?
Does it matter?
The fact OP noticed a man on his own in the cinema is telling. Cinema is pretty much dead anyway... which is really sad.

Where do you draw the line? Are lone men allowed to watch Toy Story at the cinema? What about Anime?

I think you know that isn't the same thing though don't you? A beach isn't aimed predominately at kids, it is aimed at everybody. This film is aimed at that particular audience. I'm sure the man was there for perfectly innocent reasons. He may have children who used to like Lilo & Stitch, learning difficulties, walked in the wrong film and thought "hell I'll give it a go!, cinema pass, and goes there all of the time, an animation fan on the Stitch/alien additions, who knows. He still stands out though more than others imo. It doesn't mean his intentions were/are bad. I wouldn't automatically think they were, I would notice him however more than the typical audience it is aimed at, and probably lean more towards the innocent reasons.

An adult family member is learning disabled. Their social worker encourages their move to independence to prepare them for when their parents pass by trialling different life tasks, which includes entertainment.

They love children's films and go in and watch on their own with their support worker outside. Eventually they will move it to support worker just getting them to the ticket office, then to the bus stop and so on and so on.

They will then move onto another life event/task.

It really doesn't have to be sinister as some people make out and it's quite sad that our family member could be being judged by their independence tasks like this.

Are you okay?

I LOVE Disney and as an adult, Odeon Limitless member, I go and watch all sorts ALONE. I also went to Florida/Walt Disney World alone for 10 nights.

Take it that's okay though because I'm a woman?!

Are adults not allowed to watch absolutely any 'cartoons' even in their own home according to you? Also, its a live action movie, so not even a cartoon!

This thread and some of the replies...

MN'ers, those of you that have young DC please remember if you can't make it to any of your DC's school events, sports day/nativity plays and the like please don't ask your DH, DF, DFIL or any male family member to attend in your place you could potentially end up getting them hung, drawn and quartered on this very forum.