Committed at the Movie Theater

I found this paper kind of difficult to write when I first started drafting. I had a difficult topic to write about. I decided to write about the 7 deadly sins committed at the movie theater. I got this idea because if you ever go to the movie theater and watch the type of people who go and see that specific movie, they are parallels. The people that go see the movie can usually relate to the plot or characters. The personalities of these people reflect the movies they see.

I found it difficult to think of genres of movies and films that fit the 7 deadly sins. I definitely know that some of the paragraphs are more developed and better written than others. That is one thing that I need to work on. I have to edit and elaborate more on my paragraphs about lust, pride, and sloth. Choosing good movies was much harder than I was expecting. I thought that I would just be able state the genre, but when I decided to add actual film titles it became much harder. I could definitely change some of my movie titles that reflect the deadly sin that corresponds.

Working on this paper has taught me a lot about exemplification. With this type of paper I really need to make sure that I have every example for each point. Once I have an example of all of the sins I need to elaborate and explain why they represent that sin. Exemplifying each claim in my paper will allow the reader to feel connected. Without the paper having examples to back up my thesis, the reader may feel lost or confused. They may not understand the point of the paper or be very bored by the bland aspect of the paper. I think that I need to work on elaborating my examples. I have pretty good examples of movies that represent each sin, now I need to elaborate and explain more of why they represent that sin. My strength of exemplification and elaborating on the example is shown in my description of committing the sin of gluttony. I said, "A 250 pound guys stumbles through the hall into the theater. He sits down with his 2 extra large sodas, 4 large popcorn boxes, and 6 jumbo size candy bars." The reader can imagine this in their mind and it truly exemplifies the sin of gluttony being committed.

I think that my greatest strength of this paper is my topic. Many people can relate to this and the aspect of "people watching". The seven deadly sins committed at the movie theater is very cleaver and could be really interesting. I need to rethink some of my examples and movies. Not only did I use exemplification to write this paper, I also used a lot of description. I used this is shown in the following lines, "Every person either has their cell phones out, ugg boots on, or their ipod touch in their hand." This is describing the teenagers watching their movie and committing the sin of greed. They are very materialistic and the reader can really picture this scene at the theater.
I think that my descriptive writing and exemplification has made it easy for the reader to follow and reflect on the people that they know or interact with everyday. I am sure that everyone knows a person who possesses these qualities that are elaborated on throughout my paper. This allows the reader to be engaged and interested in this piece of writing. I believe that I have a very good start on this paper. I have an interesting topic and need to fix a few parts to portray my point to the reader.

All Seven Deadly Sins Committed at the Movie Theater.

            What is something that people of all ages enjoy to do? How about watching movies? People enjoy watching movies because they feel like they can relate to the characters in different films. Not only do people watch movies that they can relate to in their everyday lives, but they also may be intrigued by movies that allow them to envision their lives in a different way. People wish that they can have the lives of the characters in specific films. Not only do the movies reflect the people that walk into that theater, but it reflects the secret lives that these people may live. All movies can be portrayed through the themes of the seven deadly sins- greed, gluttony, pride, lust, envy, sloth, and wrath. Not only do the plots, settings, and characters reflect these themes, but the moviegoers’ personalities are parallels to these themes.

            I sit there at the movie theater watching the different personalities walk into the different playing of movies. Some horror films, chick-flicks, inspirational films, sports movies, documentaries, comedies, etc. I see the sin of Gluttony walk by. A 250 pound guys stumbles through the hall into the theater. He sits down with his 2 extra large sodas, 4 large popcorn boxes, and 6 jumbo size candy bars. He sits there to watch “Super Size Me.” An over indulged man who tests out the nutrition of McDonald's. He eats McDonald’s everyday for every meal. The crude graphics, over the top idea, and exaggerations show the sin of gluttony. This reflects the man sitting in the theater. This man will be the character in “Super Size Me” in no time.

            Greed walks into theater 7 down the hall. I walk into the theater and see a room full of high schoolers and teens sitting chatting away. Every person either has their cell phones out, ugg boots on, or their ipod

            In theater 3, “The Little Giants” is playing. The room is filled with about 30, tough, macho, high school boys. In this movie, Kevin O’shea cuts all of these small, weak kids from his start football team because they aren’t good enough. He even cuts his niece. He becomes very cocky, stuck up, and arrogant. When his brother starts a team with all of the kids who got cut from Kevin’s team, they challenge each other. Kevin has no doubt in his mind that they will win. Kevin’s real fate will be shown when the two teams play. These boys watching this movie feel that they can relate. They want to be on the best team and show their friends that they are the best. These stocky football players only want to prove themselves to each other and show their over-arrogant pride.

            Lust, “Sex and the City”. There are two types of people who come to watch this movie. There are the groups of best friends who have a girl’s night out and the girls who force their boyfriends to go with them. This movie is all about lust and relationships. Four friends move to New York City to find love. They show the ups and downs in relationships. Girls love these kinds of chick flicks. They can relate to love and relationships.

            In theater 5, the room is filled with teens and middle aged adults. Everyone seems level headed and inspired by others. Everyone has challenges in their life and in “The Pursuit of Happyness” the main character is homeless and jobless. He is envious of all of the top shot business men. After hard work and detection, he is the one that everyone in the theater wants to be at the end of the movie.

            I look into theater 8. “March of the Penguins” comes on. The documentary is about penguins and their journey through Antarctica. They must go across the thick layer of ice and snow and march across the land in single file line. This movie has no talking. It is simply just quiet, slow in some spots and very factual. This movie portrays the sin of sloth to a group of very low key, calm people. Many older people who enjoy facts and first hand footage of the wild. These sluggish penguins that take a whole winter to get to their destination intrigue the watchers in the theater.

            “Silence of the Lambs” is about an FBI psychiatrist who interviews a killer to learn about Buffalo Bill who kidnaps and kills young women. She learns that he is holding a young lady and she has to take matters into her own hand and stop him. This killer has committed the sin of wrath. He is a very angry and livid man. This character is trying to get revenge. It has some graphic and intense scenes. This movie attracts many different kinds of people in the movie theater. The theater is filled with mostly guys who like intense situations. They don’t get scared by blood and guts. Although they act tough on the outside, they are really scared and have nightmares on the inside. This movie represents the sin of wrath.

            Movies tell a lot about the people that go and see them. People are intrigued by movies because they can relate to them. They are either how the viewers act, or how the viewers wish they lived their life. Going to the movie theater tells a lot about how the seven deadly sins are committed. Wrath, Sloth, Envy, Lush, Gluttony, Greed, and Pride are all committed in the movies and in the people that go to watch the movies.