An Indian spectator died of an excitatory heart attack while watching the movie 'Avatar: Roads of Water'.



According to the British Daily Metro and Indian media on the 21st (Korean time), Mr. A, who was watching 'Avatar' with his younger brother at a cinema in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, suddenly passed out after the middle of the 3 hour and 12 minute running time. lost



Mr. A received first aid and was taken to a nearby hospital, but eventually died.



The man who died was known to have had a history of high blood pressure.

Foreign media reported on the cause of death as "arrhythmia caused by excitement is presumed to be the cause of death."



The hospital explained, "The man who died appears to have had persistent inflammation in the blood vessels since Corona 19." "The increase in blood pressure due to excessive excitement can cause the arteries of the heart to rupture, which can cause a sudden heart attack." .



There was also a death at the screening of the movie 'Avatar', the prequel to 'Avatar: Waterway'.

In 2010, a 42-year-old man died of a heart attack while watching 'Avatar' in Taiwan.



Deaths often occur during intense sporting events or watching movies.

In addition, in India, audiences who watched 'The Conjuring 2' and 'Alien 2' collapsed from shock and died, and in Japan, several people collapsed and died of heart attacks during the release of the horror films 'Ju-on' and 'The Ring'.



(Reporter Kang Seon-ae of SBS Entertainment News)