Robert Ebert has a saying: Cinema opens the doors to the world of thought and emotion. I will now consider this statement. First, let me state the average age of people who go to the movies the most. It is equal in terms of gender, but 52% are between the ages of 15-29. Why does this happen? More young people go to the cinema. For this reason, when we look at the movies in cinemas, we see things that mostly appeal to young people. Children’s movies come out once a month, but it is difficult to find movies that appeal to the elderly.
Let’s look at the past. In the past, people went to the movies all the time because there was no television. Among them were young people, old people, children—whoever you could imagine. The reason for this was that there were films that appealed to everyone. That’s exactly why there could be a bond between movies and people. But this also had a downside. People always saw only one type of person, and that’s why their empathy skills were not very developed.
In today’s movies, there are all kinds of people. Both the good and the bad. For example, I watched a movie called Robbery. Since it told the events from the police’s perspective, I wanted to think like the police and find the robbers. On the other hand, there is a TV series called La Casa de Papel. Since it is told from the robbers’ perspective, we would support them no matter what. In both films, different righteous sides were shown from different perspectives. This is something that should be taken into consideration when making a movie.
Let’s go back to what I said at the beginning. As can be seen from the examples I gave, this statement is true and should be taken into account. If we take this into consideration when choosing what we watch, I don’t think there will be a problem. Your life and thoughts develop according to the movies you watch and the experiences you have.