CINEMA OR HOME?

Thanks to the advances in technology, watching movies is becoming a very common hobby, nowadays. A lot of people spend enjoyable while they are watching a movie. Spending good time is a mutual feature for these people while they are watching movie, but, when it comes to choosing the right place, it differs from person to person. Whereas some prefer to watch at home, others may prefer to go to the cinema. Although they have some similarities, cinema and home differ from each other in many aspects.

Film - which is watched - is same for both of them. You can watch the movie at cinema or at home, but, one way or the other you will have watched the same movie. Cinema or home cannot change the theme of the movie or its performers. In this respect, we can think going to the cinema or watching at home don’t change anything. However, as I mentioned above differences are much more.

First of all, while people are choosing the place, they should decide whether they want to pay money for it or not. If a person chooses to go to the cinema, he has to pay a definite amount of money to buy a ticket. Also, he has to spend much more money if he wants to eat or drink something during the film. However, if the person chooses to watch the film at home, he doesn’t need to pay much money. He can go to a CD market and buy a film. Also, he can eat or drink whatever he wants by going to kitchen at home, so watching at home is much more economical when it is compared with going to the cinema.

Secondly, while choosing the right place, people should decide whether they want to watch the film alone or with their friends. Generally, people don’t go to the cinema alone. They invite someone. This person may be a relative, a friend or a lover. They can go to the cinema to spend good time together. However, they may also prefer to stay at home because maybe they like to make some comments while they are watching the movies. Because they have to be respectful to others, they cannot speak and comment in a public place like cinema. This situation effects the decision of the people while they are choosing the right place for themselves.

Lastly, people pay attention to the vision and sound quality of the film that they will watch. In the cinema, these conditions are much better when they are compared with a home’s conditions. You can watch the movie on a huge screen, the quality of the voice of an original movie is much better and the level of the sound is higher. In contrast, if you watch the movie at home, you cannot turn up the volume in order not to disturb your neighbours. Thus, when people decide where they will watch the movie, they should take into consideration all these conditions. 

Consequently, we can say that watching a movie at home or cinema depends upon three main features: economical conditions, how you want to watch, and your expectations from the quality of the film. In spite of little similarities like watching the same movie, we can count much more differences like the above. All of these are effective while deciding which one is right place ‘cinema’ or ‘home’.