Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television and movies have a negative effects rather than positive effects on young people’s behavior
Opinions are divided over whether or not television and movies have a bad influence on young people’s behavior. Personally, I believe that television and movies can be beneficial to the young in leading their life for two reasons. First, those media help people raise their social skills. Second, by watching TV and movies, people can gain indirect academic knowledge.
To begin with, television and movies make it possible for people to have better interpersonal skills. The popularization and the wide spread of television, any factor or agenda on TV often become a talk of the town among people. Against this backdrop, people can utilize this medium to become closer to other and have good terms with them. Take my case as an example, when I first went to University, I had no one to talk and found it difficult to make friends due to the fact that most of them came from the four corner of country. Then, one day, a drama series, called ‘F4’ enjoyed it popularity among the public and my classmates started talking about it as well. I talk in there saying my words on the series and became friends each other naturally. Without the drama, I could not have made such personal connections.
In addition, it fosters an environment where people have indirect experience and make their knowledge richer. The academic materials from school are quite conventional and limited. However, the indirect experience, such as one from documentary program or news, encourage student to think broadly, According to a study by Korea Academic Center, students who frequently have access to mass media tend to show better academic performance than those who do not. To be specific, the seventy percentages of those who watch TV excel in creative thinking and superior communication skills over their classmates. In this regards, TV and movies are important medium in that people accomplish academic success.
To conclude, television and movies contributes to one’s life with two aspects. By using this media, Not only do people can have better interaction but also they have richer thinking skills. For these reasons, television and movies that bring us benefit should not be underestimated.