Cinema – Its Uses And Abuses

Cinema Is one of the most beautiful wonders of science. It is a very popular source of recreation for the masses it was invented by the famous American scientist Edison. The cinema plays a very important role in our educational social political and moral life. Thus it has come to have an important place in our daily life.
Every body lies to see movies either on the television or at a cinema house. It is especially a craze among the students. The students will not go to their schools and colleges but visit the cinema halls to see noon shows. On holidays there is a great rush of people belonging to all sections at the cinema houses in all cities.
Cinema is really a very cheap source of entertainment for the common people. Every person can afford it by purchasing a ticket worth a few rupees. It gives mental relaxation to the person who can have an escape from the worries of their life. We can find all sorts of people in the cinema houses workers and mechanics girls and boys rich and beggars.
Cinema Is also an important source of information and education for the people. It can teach about the different parts of the world without our physically visiting them. The documentary films also increase our knowledge regarding the latest news and happenings in our country and abroad. We can see the scene of different cities and countries while sitting in the cinema halls.
The cinema can be a great source of education in a developing country like Pakistan. The cinema can teach a lot of things regarding political social moral and other problems to the masses. It can also impart knowledge to the students in schools and colleges by showing them educational films. By showing the good films we can build their character and broaden their outlook. The impression created by the films is permanent. Therefore it is essential that only good and constructive films should be shown to the students.
The cinema can bring about many changes in the society. If social films showing the evils of drinking. Dowry and large families are shown to the people. Then these evils can be rooted out from our society. Similarly the evils of caste system and communalism can also be condemned in purposeful films. All such films can go a long way in removing these evils.
Films showing theft robbery cheating and murders have an adverse influence on the students and the youth of our country. They also acquired bad habits like drinking and gambling. Sometimes they learn the art of crime also from the films.
It is therefore very essential that our government should adopt a very strict censor policy and should not allow the producers to produce such films as spoil the character of our youth. There is no doubt that if decent and constructive films are produced they can bring about a revolution in our society. The films should also provide a message to our countrymen along with entertainment.