One Marvel Fan Has Apparently Seen 'Avengers: Infinity War' 43 Times, Doesn't Seem Crazy [Updated]
Avengers: Infinity War has been in theaters for 42 days, and one fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken full advantage of that by seeing the movie no less than 43 times in theaters. Yes, you read that right: 43 times.
The fan goes by Nem: The Infinity Watcher on Twitter, and he's been documenting his Infinity War exploits there since early May, starting with his sixth day watching the movie on May 2. What's even more surprising is that he's a totally down to Earth, normal dude. He just loves Marvel movies, like, a lot.
ComicBook.com picked up on the story yesterday, and since then he's become a Twitter moment. Here's a thread featuring each and every time Nem has seen Infinity War since May 2:
The answer to life, the universe and everything. 42nd time watching #InfinityWar pic.twitter.com/MmHH96chlh
β NemRaps (@NemRaps) June 6, 2018
You might be thinking to yourself, "Yeah, I could take a picture everyday in front of an Avengers: Infinity War poster at a movie theater too." But Nem seems to be the real deal, because he's also posting updates of his ticket stub collection as further evidence of his presumably record-setting viewing habits:
24th time watching #InfinityWar
Think ill see the movie twice today! π pic.twitter.com/aZw6ig0nCMβ NemRaps (@NemRaps) May 22, 2018
Because of Nem's dedication to seeing Infinity War so many times (he hasn't indicated if he's shooting for a certain number or not), people have some questions, which he's happy to answer:
FAQS:
1. Where do you get most of your shirts? @SuperHeroStuff @HotTopic and @Target
2. You must have @MoviePass right? No, I don't. They've updated their service. You can't watch the same film more than once.
3. Why? Why not?
4. Can we be friends? Yes, yes we can.β NemRaps (@NemRaps) June 7, 2018
Some of the more cynical reactions have told Nem that he needs therapy. Others are hellbent on pointing out how much money he's probably spent on tickets, especially since he doesn't have MoviePass (and even if he did, it wouldn't help in this situation anymore). But Nem has the perfect, thoughtful response for those who just don't understand:
When you're passionate about something, money shouldn't be the driving factor on whether you do it or not. My advice; you get one life, do what makes you happy.
β NemRaps (@NemRaps) June 7, 2018
Hard to argue with that. But at the same time, Nem has spent 114.6 hours of his life watching Infinity War. With that time he could have listened to over 114 albums, or even written and recorded an album himself (which is something he apparently does on the side since he took a few days off seeing Infinity War to record a music video of some kind).
Here are some other things Nem could have done instead of seeing Avengers: Infinity War 43 times:
Who knows what he's going to do when Avengers 4 comes out. But in the meantime, Nem is showing no signs of slowing down since he celebrated his newfound internet fame the only way he knows how:
Today I was featured on https://t.co/tQlZTLUAjn , then I became an actual trending Twitter moment. How do I celebrate?
By watching #InfinityWar for the 43rd time, obviously. pic.twitter.com/2FEUlV6TWr
β NemRaps (@NemRaps) June 6, 2018
Update: IMAX has decided to help Nem keep this streak going:
Hey @NemRaps, we have an offer you can't refuse. DM us for details. pic.twitter.com/9CkhT3MjLc
β IMAX (@IMAX) June 7, 2018
Update 2: And now Nem is going to the premiere of Avengers 4, courtesy of directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
UPDATE: I'M GOING TO THE PREMIERE OF AVENGERS 4. THANK YOU @Russo_Brothers pic.twitter.com/hWhSyQqR4s
β NemRaps (@NemRaps) June 7, 2018