WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE MOVIE THEATRE?
People go to the theatre for one of three reasons—to laugh, to cry, to be thrilled. He was right. These are the reactions we hope to experience when we attend the theatre.
Why do we drop our daily tasks, drive miles and miles, fret over parking problems, and pay money, often to sit on thoroughly uncomfortable chairs in a high school auditorium, to see an amateur college or community group produce a play? Last year, several million people did that. The answer lies in the laughter, the tears, the thrills.
The theatre is the land of illusion and imagination. It provides a break in the humdrum pattern of our lives. More important, it can satisfy some of our basic needs that cannot be satisfied in any other way. In the theatre, we can vicariously find an outlet for our own desires. To be sure, there are other reasons for going to the theatre. Some go because it is the thing to do. Some search for a temple of culture or art. And some attend, I am sure, because they can’t think of anything better to do with their time. But most of us go because the theatre can provide a satisfactory outlet for our personal needs, wants, and desires.
The Basic Drives
These drives were: desire for response, recognition, adventure, and security. They were found to be the motivating forces that control the actions of all humans, including the characters of the drama. An analysis of the basic drives will help to explain why the theatre knows no limits in its appeal to men, women, and children.