The Gorilla loves a good movie. In fact, a movie that gets the Gorilla’s blood pumping is (pun intended) just the ticket! Movie-going is one of the Gorilla’s favorite past times. But when the Gorilla goes to a movie, he certainly doesn’t want to get sick! Today when the Gorilla went to see a movie, he was surprised to see a sign that was posted for the adrenaline thriller film “Cloverfield.” The sign was a warning to viewers that the movie may make them nauseous because of the rollercoaster-like camera effects. Apparently, many viewers of the movie complained of nausea due to the unusual camera angles used during the filming. The action packed thriller is shot from the perspective of five young New Yorkers, using a home video camera to shoot footage of a Godzilla-like monster who invades, and then takes over, the city.
“This is a classic case of vertigo,” said Dr. Michael G. Stewart, chairman of otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat medicine) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weil Cornell Medical Center. “You can look around and feel like things are moving, when they aren’t.” Vertigo only occurs for some, but may not occur in others. It just depends upon the person. The Gorilla relates it to a cruise he once took, in which everyone was rocking the exact same way, but only some passengers on the ship complained of sea-sickness. It just depends upon a person’s susceptibility. So, if you are one of the many who loves a good thriller, but experiences these unusual vertigo symptoms, what should you do? What exactly, is the remedy for this condition? Doctors recommend taking Dramamine prior to going to view the movie, or simply leaving the theater for short periods of time during the film.
Has this little “side effect” affected movie sales at all? No way! In fact, the monster hit brought in more than $40 million in its first weekend! Obviously, the very best way to avoid this “illness” is to simply avoid the movie all together. But, would the Gorilla do that? Absolutely not! Remember when a similar warning was posted regarding the movie “The Blair Witch Project?” The Gorilla ignored those warnings as well to seek out a thrill- and hey, just like the exciting adrenaline pumping “Cloverfield,” hard core thrill seeking movie-goers will do the same exact thing- Dramamine or not!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Hi Gorilla
The best thing I found for sea sickness is Bonine.