Movies in the Theater vs. at Home: A Comparison

 This week's blog post will cover the topic of watching movies in the theatre vs watching movies at home.  There are both ups and downs with both of these, no matter which one you choose.  The comparison is similar to watching a sports event live at the stadium or watching it at home from an experience standpoint.  When watching a movie in the theatre, you'll get a much more exciting experience than watching a movie at home, mainly because there are many other people watching the movie at the same place, at the same time as you are, unlike at home where you would be watching it with at most a few others.  Furthermore, most of the time when you go to watch a movie at the theatre, its when a new movie has come out recently in theaters or is being premiered.  That means you most likely won't be spoiled on what happens in the film, and that you'll be experiencing it for the first time with many other moviegoers.  

However, there are a couple upsides for watching movies at home that would make it more convenient than going to the theatre.  For one, you wouldn't have to leave the comfort of your own home, you can just turn on the streaming service you want to watch the movie on (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) and watch it from your chair or couch.  You would have to pay for the streaming service, yes, but its still more convenient than having to drive to the nearest movie theater to go watch something.  Moreover, it would be less expensive to watch a movie from home as well.  You would have to pay for tickets, then on top of that if you wanted theatre food you would have to pay for that as well.  You would already have snacks at home to eat while watching the movie, and you wouldn't have to pay for them.  While there are both positives and negatives to both watching experiences, what way someone chooses to watch a movie is up to their own personal preference.