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Is it best to see a movie at a theater or stream it at home?

Written by: Aavash Malla - 26001, Grade IX

Posted on: 13 December, 2022

There are various types of genres of a movie. It can be comedy, action, romance or any other genre but it does not change the fact that it is still a movie and almost everyone loves to watch them. There are many reasons why people want to watch a movie. It can be because it gives us a feeling of relaxation and can make our mind fresh from stress, or maybe it can be just for fun and to spend time. Movies can be watched either at home or at the theaters. One can either watch/stream a movie at home alone or one can go to the theater to watch a movie with friends and family. There is a huge difference between streaming a movie at home and going to watch it at the theaters. When you go to a theater to watch a movie you have to pay a certain price to see it but at home you can see it completely for free but just because you get to watch the movie for free at home doesn't mean that the quality is always going to be good in a theater you receive high quality but at home you get way less quality than theaters. Theaters is usually said to be comfortable to watch a movie so that your body won't ache but it is not always the case sometimes people don't feel comfortable with the seats at the theaters but at home you can watch the movie wherever you want and you also get full privacy which you do not get at a theater but you have to wait to stream a movie at home because it is not available for free for sometimes but you can pay and watch the movie in a theater just moments after it is released. At home you can rewind the movie, pause it or skip some parts of it but at the theater you can not pause or rewind when you want. With differences there are some similarities between watching a movie at a theater and streaming it at home. You can watch the movie while eating some sort of snack. You can bond with your friends and family more after watching a movie. While watching a movie either at a theater or streaming it at home can be up to your wish but going to a theater to watch a movie is better overall because with the time that you set up and get your snacks be comfortable to stream a movie at home just to watch it at a small screen but you can simply just go to your nearby theater and watch a movie just after it’s release and with better quality with wider view. At home, one may have a good sound system, but it rarely matches those in theaters. It is just better to watch a movie on a bigger screen with a better sound system and with friends in a group and the experience you get at a theater is better than watching a movie at home. Many people may disagree when I say that watching a movie in a theater is better than streaming a movie at home but internally everyone prefers to watch on a bigger screen rather than a small one and everyone also prefers to have a better sound system with darkness and suspense covered around you which you only get in a theater. That is why watching a movie in a theater is better than streaming a movie at home.