Why do people watch films?

Why do people watch films?

·         Entertainment

·         Education

·         Social

·         Trend

·         Escape the real world

·         Read a book what to watch the film

·         Pass the time

Key Words

·         Use and gratifications = what something does and what you get out of it such as laughter and tears

Blumer and Katz (1974) = theorists 

·         Media audiences play an active role in choosing and using the media. 

·         Audiences seek out media texts for specific purposes:

• ·         INFORMATION

• ·         PERSONAL IDENTITY

• ·         INTEGRATION & SOCIAL INTERACTION

• ·         ENTERTAINMENT

Watching Dumb and Dumber with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels made me laugh with my friends as a social occasion. we all laughed and talked about the film afterwards. I didn't really learn much about personal identity as their wasn't much sense of good and evil as your just laughing at the stupid things they get up to and do with out realizing. I enjoyed the film and it allowed time to pass and i didn't think about any other problems like deadlines at school for the entirety of the film or the social conversations afterwards when discussing it.