Reflection 4: Great Expectations—How to Fix the Movie-Going Experience

Ask most Americans and you’re likely to hear that the movie-going experience has been on the decline for a number of years. They'll tell you increasingly-high ticket prices, antisocial behavior from audiences, too many pre-show commercials, and overly-expensive concessions have erased much of the magic that was once going to the movies.

And that was before COVID-19.

The post-pandemic audience experience has only exacerbated much of what people disliked about going to the movies. Attendance numbers have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, and audience dissatisfaction remains high.

How would you fix today’s movie-going experience? In your opinion, what are the biggest factors leading to a dissatisfying time at the movie theater? And what should be done to address these issues? 

 Include at least two of the following pieces in your discussion:

• "What's the Worst Part About Going To The Movies? Here Are Some Serious Contenders" (OutKick)
• "Five Years after COVID Closed Theaters, Movies are Still Struggling to Climb Back" (NPR News)
• "Sorry Movie Theaters, I'm Never Going Back" (How-To-Geek) 
• "Get Off the Couch and Go to the Movies" (The Hofstra Chronicle)
  
• "Let the Children Scream" (Vulture)

Requirements:

• MLA Style, including works cited
• ≈ 500 words (2 pages)
  

Due: Fri 4.25 (via Canvas)