Friday, February 13, 2009
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Piracy. It seems to spread wider and wider throughout America every day. Music companies have been the main target in the past but in the last couple years especially, film has been taking hits. The film companies are losing big time from people downloading torrents or from websites. But really, who can afford to go out to the movies anymore? I can spend $10.50 to see a movie one time, or wait 2 months and buy it for that price, or less. I think that the theater experience is the best way to view a film, getting your full attention and submerging you in the story through the large screen and booming audio, but once you get past the ticket booth, you have to spend 4 bucks for a kiddy size soda? Are people right to stay in and just download movies on the internet. Granted, I'm sure Hollywood could do without the money they lose to this new-age "pirates," but is it right to steal these films that people work so hard to develop and shoot? Personally, part of me wants to say if they don't play fair and charge decent prices, then why shouldn't I just take it for free, but looking at it from a business and directorial standpoint, I know it's wrong. I don't think most people download EVERY movie they watch, but the movie industry has definitely taken a blow from downloaders. What do you think? Is it justified to "steal" movies online? Or should downloaders be penalized?
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I don't think its justified to steal movies online. I totally agree that someone can pay less than 10 dallors on a film. Excluding the time I went to see Quantam of Solace. Man that movie was bad. People shouldn't download films off the internet, becuase its takes money away from the cast and crew, Plus the quality of the dowloaded films isn't that good....just kidding!
ReplyDeleteoh and by the way, heres another fun fact you should know. In my COMM 130 persuasive speech project, I tried to convince the class to go to the movies. I said that It will helop the economy If you go more often. Then I showed ten mins. of Tommy Boy on DVD. I got a B for the project, which happened to be the worst grade in the class haha!
ReplyDeleteMovies are just too expensive. Over $10 for a ticket is insane. If they lowered the price to something like $4, they would probably vastly increase attendance and would probably end up making more money than charging $10 a ticket.
ReplyDeleteThis is a hard decision to make. On the one hand, I agree with you about the OUTRAGEOUS prices of movies these days. I mean, it must really suck to be the guy taking a girl out on a date to the movies. Before you even figure in snacks, you already drop 21 bucks for tickets on the way in! On the other hand though, I can sympathize with Hollywood's position on the issue that it is "stealing" from the movie companies and actors/actresses who work hard on making these movies.
ReplyDeleteI think it all comes down to the fact that the industry needs to start thinking about its audience more and realize that if they want things to change, they need to understand that movies need to be made more affordable for its audience to see.
I will agree with you that going to the theaters is the best way to see a movie, it is the way it is intended to be seen. I do have a problem with the price when it can be upwards of $11. I mean, as you said, you can wait a few monthes to buy it on DVD. Movie theaters are sort of phasing themselves out because it is almost wiser to wait and watch it/own it at home. Movies, realistically, should be no more than 7 dollars to get in. I think I'm delusion to think that way.
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