Watching The Desolation of Smaug today, as the heroes trudged across the Misty Mountains, it felt so appropriate that the cinema's air conditioning was blasting frigid wintry air at me. It added to the experience as I felt the bone-chilling cold that Bilbo and the dwarves were experiencing on screen. And then it struck me people would pay for an even more immersive experience. Here are some ideas (should any cinema executives be reading this).
* Crossing a desert, the cinema's heating should be turned up to the max. And grains of sand would be blown at us.
* In rain, a misty shower would dampen the patrons from ceiling sprinklers
* In a turgid swamp, the smell of rotten eggs would waft through the aisles
* In the misty dark, dry ice would be pumped in.
* For spider scenes, cobwebs would be dropped from the ceiling
This added experience would enhance enormously the feeling of being a part of the story. In particular, a ghost or horror film could scare the wits out of people should some well-timed effects be added.
UPDATE
Imagine you're at the cinema waiting for the previous session to end. The doors open and the patrons from the previous session emerge, all covered in fake blood and screaming. What a perfect promotion for the film Carrie.
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