Movie Theaters going under

 

       Movie theaters were everywhere back in the day. From the 50's when movie theaters were just drive-in where you could put a speaker near the car and hear the audio while watching on a huge screen outside. Those days are long gone. 

    They started to become well known around the 60's, 70's and 80's with blockbuster hit movies like Rocky or Jaws even Star Wars made going to a movie theater amazing. Even when you find out Luke is the son of Darth Vader (spoilers!) When the 90's came around, the theater was not as strong as it back in the 80's, but it was still the place to hang out after school or get a job at in the summer.

  Seeing a movie in 3D was pretty cool and a new technical inspiration back in the 80's and 90's. When the 80's were around, 3D wasn't really strong. Seeing something pop off the screen. The first 3D in a movie theater was back in 1953 while using 3D glasses and watching pop up off the screen. 

 Now, with the rise of streaming sites, movie theaters have taken a back seat to viewing pleasure. There are some that are still around, but it seems they haven't been has popular since the pandemic hit in 2020. That's when I stopped going to movie theaters.

    Some theaters are now including food with their movie. So you don't have to just get popcorn and soda. Although, I do get candy. You can request a meal like nachos or pizza or even fried chicken. They would bring it to you before the movie starts. But, you think hearing people masticating on food is a good thing? Wouldn't you rather hear the movie? Well, it's still an enjoyable experience.

 

  Huge screens, like in IMAX, can really cause headaches, or even seizures. Well not to everyone, but to me. Seeing a movie in a big screen would also have huge effects and loudspeakers in the back. Seeing a movie in a screen that huge, I guess it depends on the movie. Something like a Marvel movie or even Star Wars is worth to see in a screen that big.

    But now, I fear with streaming sites becoming popular, the fate of the movie theater is hanging on by a thread. With the threat of not only the pandemic causing theaters to close, but there are other reasons. A lot of people don't really enjoy going to movie theaters. Some even don't go to malls anymore. With different taste in people's interests, as well as the rise of streaming sites and the internet, the movie theaters seem to be struggling for cash.

    Now many theaters have closed permanently. It's hard with the economy the way it is. Everyone is struggling. Nobody wants to see a movie unless it's on a streaming site like Netflix, Paramount+, HBO Max, Disney+ and many more. I fear the theaters are going to go the way of video stars like Blockbuster in the near future.

   Nobody knows what the future of the movie theaters will be like. Even Amazon has a streaming site called Amazon Prime. No one knows what the future holds for movie theaters. They might go the way of Blockbuster, or stay and try to make their screens bigger, brighter and better. AMC, Regal and other theater companies are still holding strong, but for how long? No one knows.