On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Amit Varma wrote: >> >> If a reduction in the number of reasonably priced stand alone theatres >> can be attributed to the rise of expensive multiplexes then I do >> believe that a pirated VCD could reasonably substitute for a family >> outing to the former... >> > Those two don't seem connected to me. The movie-watching experience at a big > screen, whether at a multiplex or a stand-alone, is entirely different from > watching a VCD at home.
I think there is a large segment of people who don't particularly watch cinema for the big-screen experience... (same kind of people who don't make out the difference in quality between VCD and a DVD) ... if you have grown up in a generation of 24 hour television... i think its much more difficult to appreciate the cinema experience..
