Reasons to watch film in the cinema rather than online
Today you can download movies from the Internet and watch them for free. There are many torrent sites and streaming sites, and many people prefer to watch movies streamed rather than in a theater.
However, as the old saying goes, there is no better experience than watching a 7starhd movie in a big theater. Why pay $15-$20 to see a movie at a theater-like Regal Cinemas or Carmike when you can illegally download it online?
Consider the five main reasons below.
Best view in the theater
You’re not paying $15 at the theater just to see a movie once, but for the whole experience. The surround sound, big screen, and comfortable seats will give you an experience that even the best home theaters can’t match.
Some movies are best seen in a theater. There’s something different about the screen spinning around your head and the sound coming from all directions.
When you watch a movie online, you almost always don’t get a clean copy. Even when a movie is released, you have to wait four to six months before you can buy a quality copy of the DVD or Blu-ray online, which means all that’s left is a poorly made pirated copy.
Many pirated copies on the Internet have hard-coded subtitles in a foreign language, poor sound recording (illegal distributors almost always use hand-held cameras), and unintelligible sound. Why buy such a shoddy product when you can watch it in the theater?
Movies are driven by profit
If you like a movie, you’ll naturally want to watch a sequel. But watching the same movie over and over on the Internet doesn’t make money for the studio that made the movie. If the film doesn’t do well at the box office, the producers will have no reason to make a sequel.
Some films, such as Fear 3D, have been well received by critics and audiences, but the opportunity to make a sequel is lost because most people download the film rather than watch it in the theater. Producers are only looking at the chart figures, but the current figures are too low to make a sequel.
After all, if the first movie didn’t sell tickets, how can the second one sell?
This doesn’t just apply to sequels. Many small films, such as dramas and arthouse films, are made because the big films make huge profits for the studios.
If a movie like the latest Hunger Games doesn’t sell, the studios don’t have the budget for smaller projects.
Viruses
Did you know that streaming sites don’t require you to pay to make money for streaming or downloading their movies? Notice the many pop-up ads, click-through ads, and banners. Just by clicking on these ads, you can make some money for your hosting site.
If you just click on the ads, you may be fine, but unfortunately, many of these ads contain viruses. With just one click, your computer can be infected with malware or spyware.
Of course, if you buy tickets online and see a movie at a theater-like AMC Theatres, you can be 100% sure you won’t pick up a virus.
Enjoy your viewing experience
Have you ever tried watching “Jurassic Park” on your iPad, you won’t have the same experience if you’re holding a DVD? The dinosaurs aren’t as big and T-Rex isn’t as scary. When you see the same movie on the big screen, everything suddenly becomes bigger.
The explosions don’t have the same “wow”-factor at home as they do on the big screen in the theater. The same goes for special effects: what looks ordinary on an iPad or TV suddenly becomes magical when you see it on the big screen in a theater.
Why do you think “Avatar” managed to make more than $2 billion, even though millions of people illegally downloaded it to their computers? And why did “The Avengers” make so much money, too? The experience of watching in a movie theater is very different, and it’s an experience you shouldn’t deprive yourself of.
So when a blockbuster is showing at your local movie theater, why watch a cut-down version on the small screen when you can see it in its full glory in the theater?
You get to meet the stars
Not all theaters do this but don’t be surprised if your theater suddenly invites the star or director of a particular movie to join you. It’s always a nice surprise when the cast and crew interact with the audience before the movie starts.
It’s a great way to sell your film and help the audience appreciate it more than if the actors weren’t there. It can also be used as a gesture of appreciation. In any case, illegally downloading a movie is not the only way to meet the stars.