Movies at Home and Theaters

Home Movies Beat Theater Ones

It is quite a different experience to view a movie at home versus viewing it in a movie theater. Furthermore, there are positives and negatives associated with each of these viewing experiences. Nonetheless, an analysis of the benefits and drawbacks associated with each of these experiences, reveals that the more enjoyable experience lies in watching a movie at home.

Virtually the only advantage that watching a movie in a theater has over doing so at home pertains to the special effects. Theaters are equipped with a host of state of the art audio visual experiences to provide enhanced viewing experiences that are difficult to match in domestic settings. When one considers the 3D capabilities of movie theaters that can "provide an experience never before experienced in a theater" (Their, 2012) it is clear that these special effects are optimized for viewing in a theater, and are much less spectacular when viewing them at home.

Still, one of the more noticeable points of comparison between watching a movie at home and watching a movie on television is the audience. The crux of the matter is that one typically has no control over the audience when viewing a movie in the theater, whereas one typically has much more control over the audience when viewing a movie at home. There are certainly instances in which watching a film in public can add to the experience because of a consensus of audience appeal and influence. Teenage audiences, for instance, might have similar responses to films that can add to the excitement and intrigue of a movie (Wilson, 2014). However, there are a host of other factors such as audience members talking over the film's audio, intruding upon a viewer's personal space, and engaging in illicit activities such as smoking or amorous advances which can detract from a movie simply because the audience was not selected by the viewer. When watching a movie at home one has much more control over the viewing audience, which results in less complications and lessens the impact of the crowd. Since there are more instances in which the crowd can negatively impact a movie in a theater than positively impact it there, the greater crowd control at home makes domestically watching a movie more advantageous.