Articfact #10

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/movies/the-24-hour-movie-and-digital-technology.html?_r=2&emc=eta1

This article was very interesting, because i can relate to many of the points that the writer is talking about. Personally i do not got to the movies unless it is a hit movie that i cannot wait to see, or someone wants me to go with them to see a movie. This is because it is so much more convenient for me to wait until the movie comes out to the public because i can watch it on my own time. Also i can barely stand to pay ten dollars just to see a movie one time. Once that movie comes out to the public there are times when you can pick it up at the store for 15, or go to rent it for less than half of that price. With that you can also watch it on your own time, and in the comfort of your own house. With new technology you can also pretty much watch the movie no matter where you are. With itunes now making movies available for purchase, and things like netflix becoming more and more popular you can be anywhere and watch your favorite movie. I am starting to believe that before long cinemas are going to become less and less popular because of new ways for people to obtain the films. As the article talked about, the way that movies are being made is also changing. Today you dont even need film to produce a box office hit, as we could see with the creation of James Cameron's Avatar who made everything from a digital image. Things are just becoming more digital as time is going on and before long i believe that cinemas will become a thing of the past. Right now when people talk about going to see a movie it is normally people who belong to the older crowd because that is what they grew up with, but personally if the movie does not ust jump out at me as being a hit then i can stand to wait a few weeks for it to come out to the public to see it.