Practices of Looking 223-260

In the book the authors talk about Television and that its a medium of distraction (230). I partially agree with this statement, but what I learned in a cinema class was that many people watch movies to escape the realities of this world. For example people during the Great Depression watched movies to escape the reality of the hard times they lived in. The book also talks about the theater experience being different than it is during a home experience (230). I remember watching the movie "Marvels The Avengers" when it premiered in theaters and to me it was a very epic movie. As soon as it came out on Blu-Ray I bought it expecting a very similar experience. Unfortunately the experience wasn't the same but I still enjoyed the movie. The authors also mention Cultural Theorist Raymond Williams and his commentary about Television's pace and how they incorporate commercials (230). Nowadays with things Netflix's ad free experience and Dish's DVR where someone can record Television and bypass the commercials. Either way, people have ways of avoiding commercials which is changing our viewing experience to a more straightforward approach to viewing content.