Never started a movie

I hate the fact that when I was young, my family would NEVER watch a movie right from the start. No, they always felt that it would be okay to walk in during the middle then try to make sense of the plot. We'd then have to sit in our seats during the long break, twiddling our thumbs, so that we could catch the first part of the movie.

Why was it so difficult for them to time our trips such that we'd catch the movie right from the start? I remember asking if we could try that, and that suggestion was dismissed.

I don't wish to disrespect my parents, but that was a positively philistine attitude. It deprived us of the opportunity to appreciate a movie properly, in the manner that was intended. It smacked of saying, "Eh, this is good enough."

Bah.