Essays

It is said that Cinema is the mirror of society. Everyone needs entertainment in his life and cinema is perhaps the best medium of entertainment in the modern society. Many years back, when cinema started, it emerged like a wonderful entertainment medium. The best part was that it was in the reach of a common man. These days' people have so many things to have fun with. They go for pitches to the parties, to clubs and what not. So cinema is not the only option for them. But in the former days, people were having very less alternatives for enjoyment and entertainment. They just used to visit their friends and relatives to enjoy their days. Those days, people used to enjoy theatres also. So when cinema was introduced to the world it became a rage among people. At that time, mostly films were made to spread some message for the World. The filmmakers used to make films which bore some good thoughts to teach people. The stories were also well written. It was just not medium of entertainment but much more than that. The films used to have the essence of love, brotherhood, unity, patriotism etc. Violence was very scarce in the movies. The movies were clean and any kind of vulgarity was nowhere to be found. People could see the movies with their families. They could sit with their children and enjoy with them. All in all, those movies could cater to all the demands of clean entertainment.

On the other hand, today's cinema has drastically changed. Earlier though the movies were less but they were the good movies but quality is deteriorating day-by-day. There are very less film makers who make movies with a message. Most of the movies made today are full of violence, vulgarity, ill wills, hatred, deception and other vices. It is understandable that today's society is full of all these vices so these should be shown to the society also.

But it is said that excess of anything is bad. This is what is happening with today's movies also. These days, movies have such vulgar scenes that it is not possible for one to see the movie with their family. Grown-ups understand the difference between what is right and what is wrong. But what about the kids? Children are so innocent that every little thing happening in their lives affects them. When they see action in the movies, they also tend to get aggressive, stubborn and violent. Their tender heart gets affected with the scene of murders and exploits. Some start feeling that all that is happening is the real life. The vulgarity shown in the movies these days is leaving negative effects on the society. Crimes against women are increasing. Cases of eve teasing and rapes are commonplace now. It's not that cinema is the only reason for all the crimes. But to a large extent, it is responsible for bringing such a drastic change on the social lives of people. It is the right time when the filmmakers need to understand that there is a requirement of clean and mature cinema today. A cinema, which has some high quality message in it and can help in building a better and peaceful world.