Chapter 7 Discussion Post (extra credit)

This discussion post is optional but if you create an original post AND comment on someone else’s post in a constructive and reflective manner, you can earn 2 points extra credit per module discussion post. Posts are due by 2 p.m. Wednesday each week. Please use full sentences and proper grammar and punctuation. You cannot post in later weeks to this discussion hoping to earn extra credit.

For this module, reflect on the following:

How do you decide to see a movie in the theater? Do you wait to see certain types of movies at home, and if so, what type are they? Does the availability of blu-ray movies or streaming services such as Netflix, or the availability of some first-run movies on HBO Max or Amazon Prime, affect your decisions about what to watch in the theater and what to watch at home?

reply to her:

My criteria for seeing a movie in the theater is is it a big action movie with lots of stunts, is it a movie I’ve wanted to see for a while, or is it just a cute movie I want to see before it comes out on DVD. Going to an actual movie theater is a great experience when it comes to watching a good movie for the first time. I’m taking about everything from the movie theater bought popcorn, to lounging back in a comfy chair, to knowing the whole theater is experiencing the movie with you. So when a great movie pops up I love going and experiencing it in a theater. If the upcoming movie seems good, but not great I will wait for it to leave the theater to watch it, because it is not worth paying money to go see. If I can see a new movie for free on HBO MAX for example I am probably going to watch it on that. As much as I like to see action movies in theaters because of the experience with the surround sound I am more likely to watch it at home if I have the opportunity, like I had when Wonder Women: 1984 came out for a limited time on HBO MAX. This is because of saving money and comfort that comes from seeing movies at home.