Thread by @imokman

1) Going to start a thread on why I urge the govt to allow cinemas to reopen again, slowly and carefully

#ReopenCinemas

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas

Please RT if you agree with the points I will make in this thread

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 2) If you are not aware, GSC and TGV cinemas have been closed since the start of the MCO 2.0. MBO, a smaller cinema chain, announced the closure of ALL of their cinemas last Oct & the company has gone into liquidation.

The industry has suffered greatly under the COVID crisis.

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 3) But wait a minute, you crazy ah, want to go an sit inside a cinema, an enclosed space for up to 2 hours (maybe more if you are watching Avengers Endgame). You want to start a cinema cluster ah? Bodoh punya orang... doktor apajenis ni?

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 4) Before you crucify me, consider this... plane rides (enclosed space) lasting more than 2 hours are allowed currently. Restaurants (with enclosed rooms) can seat more than 4 people now. People eat, talk and drink in restaurants.

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 5) Gyms are also allowed to operate. Patrons who are working out don't need to wear masks. Some of them grunt and shout, especially when they want to show off how many kgs they are deadlifting...

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 6) But in a cinema, you wear a mask at all times (unless eating popcorn or drinking water), you are seated one seat apart, you don't talk to one another (unless you are the inconsiderate type) & you don't move around.

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 7) If the govt is really paranoid, they can ask patrons not to laugh (while watching comedies) or not to scream (while watching horror) or not to cry (while watching sad dramas) in order to minimize droplet output in cinemas...

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 8) Some public health experts have said that cinemas should be allowed to reopen with strict SOPs observed.

One such expert on infectious diseases from UC Davis (health.ucdavis.edu/health-news/ne…)

Gd discussions here (qz.com/1862622/how-mo…) and here (latimes.com/entertainment-…)

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 9) By forcing cinemas to remain closed, the government is jeopardizing the jobs of the cinema operators (including many in the B40 who working as cleaners and attendants in these cinemas)

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 10) The government is also doing great harm to the local film industry by keeping cinemas closed because filmmakers would not dare to shoot films if they don’t know when their films can be shown in the cinemas.

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas 11) If the government is making their policies based on science, as claimed by Senior Minister @azminali then they should allow cinemas in Malaysia to reopen, slowly and carefully, with some or all of the SOPs suggested above.

#EndThread #ReopenCinemas

@GSCinemas @TGVCinemas @AzminAli 12) Sorry, one last point... the cinema operators should show to the govt that their aircon filtering system can sufficient filter and clean the air inside the individual cinemas...