TheInfluenceofMovies

　　Thereisnodoubtthatwatchingmoviescaninfluencethewaythatpeoplebehave.Moreover,itseemsthatpeoplearespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingsomesortofvisualentertainment,whetheritisavideotapeoraDVDorontheinternet.Therefore,theeffectsofvisualmediacannotbeignored.

　　Oneobviouseffectofthesemediaisthatwatchingtheminducespeopletobuycertainproducts.Anotherwaythemoviesaffectpeopleisthattheygivepeopleeitherabroaderviewoftheworldoradistortedone,dependingonwhattypeofmoviestheywatch.Thosewhowatchnewsandeducationalfilmscanlearnmanynewthingswhilethosewhowatchprimarilyentertainmentshowsmaycometobelievethatmostpeopleintheworldpossessgreatwealthandgoodlooks.Itmaymakethembecomedissatisfiedwiththeirownlives.Finally,perhapsthemostsusceptibleviewersarechildren,whomaybeunabletotellfactfromfictionandmaytrytoimitateactsthattheyseeinthemovies.

　　Withtheever-increasingpopularityofvideoentertainment,societymustpayattentiontotheseeffects.Movies,whileentertainingandinformative,cannottaketheplaceofrealexperience.