Nothing beats having popcorn and watching trailers that lead up to a movie on the big screen. With my popcorn in hand, walking into a theatre to watch Us would do justice to its intense and inventive plotline.

When experiencing a movie in theatres, the lights go down which sets up an environment that allows the movie to be brought to life. As the movie follows the main character Adelaide and her life when she encounters her family's "tethered" clones that want to take their place in the light, you can feel the intensity build up each scene as the sound is amplified and the only light is from the projection of the screen. At the beginning of the movie, Adelaide wanders off from her parents and enters this abandoned scary-looking funhouse. Passing the room full of mirrors, looking into one of them, her expression is different from what her expression was. That moment, which sets up the rest of the movie and is brought back at the end of the movie, can only reach the audience with such strength as the eerie music plays in the background. Only on the big screen, is it able to capture the perfect sounds at programmed volumes that you wouldn't be able to feel the same on a device at home. This didn't just happen in the beginning, each scene that showed the family members meeting their "tethered" had a sound and energy that produced different sentiments of anxiety, sadness, and fear that can't nearly be enjoyed the same if it was on a device other than the big screen. Not to mention, when the movie comes to an end, it is found out that Adelaide was the real "tethered" girl as she switched places with the real Adelaide when they met in the funhouse. Throughout the movie, you wouldn't expect this ending, and it leaves the viewer wondering about their own life. The theater allows the audience to feel like they are in the film and experiencing the same things. I believe the big screen is one of the only ways a viewer can truly connect with the emotion of a film. Especially being a horror movie, the darkroom and superior sound surpass any experience of the Us on any device other than in the theatre as it can't be mimicked elsewhere. The only way to legitimately understand what this horror movie has to offer, it's necessary to watch it in a theatre.

Watching a film on a bigger screen makes the viewer more aware of what is actually happening in the film. The darkness, accompanied by the sound and huge screen draws focus to only the movie. Watching any scene in Us on the big screen heightens that feeling of "what's going to happen next". One scene, in particular, is when the family first meets their "tethered" clones. As Adelaide and her family are on vacation in the same area where she met her "tethered" years ago, in the night, the family notices 4 strangers standing on top of the driveway with their hands linked. Seeing this on the big screen creates a chill like no other. In a theatre, although scary, it is nearly impossible to look away from the big screen. The darkness of the forest, the dimmed light that shows the tethered at just the right angle, and the whirlwind of emotions the family goes through in just that moment are all captured by the huge screen. A device at home can show the movie, but each scene, especially ones like this one, can't be viewed with the same concentration and anxiety-like feeling at a theatre. The setting is dark but you can still see the cherry red jumpsuit and the silver scissors appear at just the right lighting. By watching on any device rather than the big screen, these small but rich details wouldn't be as impactful as they are in theatres. This is not all though, in this scene, the strangers all of a sudden started moving with speed and out of sight. With the sound of glass breaking, the family was soon face-to-face with their "tethered" counterparts. In the theatre, the sound paired with the giant film screen is able to envelop the watcher in this scary and intimidating scene.

There is no other way to experience this movie than in a theatre. A TV or other device would not do justice to the feelings that accompany watching Us. Each scene would not create the same intensity or produce the same emotions without the movie theatre setting. The magnificent screen, intensified sound, and darkened room allow the audience to fully immerse themselves in the film.