Movie Attendance Declining The situation is familiar. It is a Saturday evening and a typical American citizen is thinking of how he or she will spend his or her night. Going to the movies has continued to be a popular weekend activity throughout history. The theater has allowed people to escape from their busy lives and enjoy the entertainment brought through the movies. In articles “Study Finds Movie Attendance Declining as More Americans Act out Films At Home” from The Onion and “Fewer Americans Go to the Movies” from The Wall Street Journal, they discuss how movie attendance has declined and ticket prices have increased. Although both pieces assert the same argument towards America’s movie-going audience, the satirical article from The Onion is more effective. Statistics show that movie attendance declines each year. This result could be from a variety of possible factors. The article from The Onion claims that Americans are choosing to act out films at home instead of seeing the movies at the theater. The piece states that“72 percent of respondents said they enjoyed the flexibility of home-acting versus watching movies in the theater (“Study Finds Movie Attendance Declining”).” This possibility may seem comical, but when thinking more in depth to why staying home would make issues disappear such as needing to use …show more content…
The satirical article explains that the main reason for avoiding the theater, is because of the cost. “The price for a family of four attending a Pixar hit in theaters could reach $50 (“Study Finds Movie Attendance Declining”).” When the facts are laid out on the paper such as these, they can prove the argument to the audience better than other appeals. The more serious article also shows the outrageous prices of movie tickets. They give evidence of the continued rise each year in prices. The articles both claim that result of movie attendance declining is mostly because of the