Adieu, Cinema! (A)
In 1957, asmanyas 900,000,000 peoplewenttothecinema, whereasthenumberofTVviewerswas 400,000,000. Threeyearslater, 500,000,000 cinema-goersvs 500,000,000 TVviewersthesame. In 1963, thecinemafell, comparedwithTV. In 1974, only 70,000,000 wenttothecinema, butasmanyas 800,000,000 peoplewatchedTV.
Althoughthecinemahasitsownunreplacablemerits, thetelevisioncandomostofthethingsthecinemadoes, andmoreimportantly, peoplecanstayathomewiththeirfamfiy, watchingwhatbelongstobothTVandthecinema. Inrainydaysnoonewfilthinkofthecinemaexceptforsomespecialreasons.
PeoplelikeTVbetterforanotherreason. Theycanchooseanythingtheylike, justbyswitchingfromonechanneltoanother. Butinthecinema, youhavenochoice, ifyoudontwanttocomeagainforsomethingdifferent. Sampleforband 6
Adieu, Cinema! (B)
Thecinemausedtobethemostpopularrecreationinthefirsthalfofthe 20thcentury, till 1957, whenthetelevisionbegantoshowfilmsandplays. Ifpeopledidnthavetogoouttoseefilmsorplays, whydidnttheystayathome? ThatswhythecinemadeclinedrapidlyasTVbecamemorepopular. In 1957, asmanyas 900,000,000 peoplewenttothecinema, whiletherewereonly 400,000,000 peoplewhowatchedTV. Threeyearslater, only 500,000,000 likedthecinema, while 500,000,000 peoplewatchedTV. In 1963, about 300,000,000 cinema-goersto 650,000,000 TVviewers. Inthenextsixyearsthenumberofcinemagoersdroppedfurther, whilethenumberofTVviewerscontinuedtorise. In 1974, only 70,000,000 wenttothecinema. Asmanyas 800,000,000 peopleswitchedtoTV.