How Montco Views Films of Today

By: Carli Meehan

BLUE BELL, PA--Since the 1920’s movie theatres have been releasing full-length films. The question is how many students at Montco still go to the movies in 2013. Especially now that we have computers that allow us to stream, download and rent movies right from your home, why even bother going to the movies? With major Blockbusters like “Enders Game”, “Thor: The Dark World” and the sequel to the Hunger Games “Catching Fire” coming out in November. What students at Montco are running out to see big Blockbusters films? When interviewing four anonymous Montco students they were asked if they still run out to the movie theatres to see big budget films? 75% said No and for the Yes, it would have to be a sequel or a favorite director that made the film to spark an interest for the film. After looking at the increase of movie prices going from $7.93 just two years ago to $11 or more depending on if the movie is 3-D, can this be a factor in whether or not these students go to the movies. This time 75% said yes. The one student who answered No quoted “No, because it’s accepted that it’s an expensive thing to do”. When asked about streaming movies or illegally downloading 100% of the student said they have done it because they didn’t want to spend the money for movie ticket on a film that they weren’t that interested in seeing on the big screen. An considering that one in every four house hold streams Netflix and 100% of the Montco students that were questioned have Netflix why even bother going to the movie when they are available a few months later on Netflix for free. Then when asked if these students would go to the movie theatre in the next two months, only 50% said they would make the trip and spend the money going to the movies.