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Some people prefer to watch movies in a theater. Other people prefer to stay home and watch movies on video. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Not very long ago, I saw a new that Star Wars Episode III caused significant economic loss in the United States because a lot of people even give up their jobs to watch the movie. Some of those eager movie goers practically stayed in front of the theater for about a month to obtain the ticket. Aside from the excessively obsessed fans for some particular movies, watching movie is without a doubt one of the most favorite pastimes of people in modern society. People watch movies either in a theater or at home on video. Many people go to theater with their date, friends, and family to enjoy their personal time. Although I am aware of the benefits of watching a flick in a cinema such as the big screen and realistic sound system, I personally prefer to watch movies at home by myself because I can manage my personal time more wisely and appreciate the movie itself better.
People would save a lot of time by watching movie at their home. This is one of the most significant benefits that people would have. If people want to watch a movie in a theater, they would have to spend much extra time aside from watching movie itself. First, they would have to find other people to watch together. Of course, people can go to a theater by themselves, but people in general do not want to watch a flick alone because it is considered a bit pathetic unless they have a special reason such as for their research project. Once they find other people to watch together, they now have to set the schedule and need to acquire the tickets. This would take much time because each person would have different schedule. Even if they found the people, set the schedule, and obtained the tickets they would like to watch, they would still need to fight with the traffic to arrive to the theater on time and wait until the move starts. However, if a person wants to watch a movie at his or her home, then the only time the person has to spend is to pick a movie to watch. Therefore, watching movie alone at home would save much time and I would certainly choose to watch it on video because I am a person who values the time most.
Watching movies on video would allow people to understand about the movie better than watching it in the theater because people can stop and rewind whenever they do not understand the plot of the story or did not hear what the actors or actress said. In a movie, the directors use many symbols that foreshadow the development of the story and that allow people to appreciate the movie better such as the colors of clothing the main characters wearing. Unfortunately, people without a doubt cannot understand every thing about a movie one hundred percent when they watch it for the first time because those subtle symbols are not easy to catch at the first time and often because they miss some specific parts of a movie while they talk to their companions in a movie theater. In addition, there are some other distractions in cinema such as some lousy customers who care less about other people. Once, I went to see a movie “Star Wars: Episode III”. I was so made because of those who would talk on the phone during the movie and who constantly discuss about the previous scene of it throughout the whole movie. On the other hand, people are less likely to be distracted from the movie if they watch a flick at their home. Even if there are some other distractions such as visiting from an unexpected person or phone calls from friends, all they have to do is to press the pause button and restart the movie after taking care of the distractions so they would most likely appreciate the movie the better.
As a person who enjoys watching movie to relieve the stress from the hectic routines, I think seeing a movie should let people to enjoy their time while they are watching not to be another source of stress. I would certainly enjoy a movie home more with wearing informal clothing with pop-corn and drinks on my cozy couch than wasting my time to set up a schedule, fighting with traffic, and having difficulties to appreciate the movie because of those who care less about manners in public place.