We become highly annoyed when a person in our row must exit to use the restroom. It feels as if the world will come to an end if a tall person sits in front of us. Also, god forbid the person behind us kicks our chair. In addition one can not forget the occasional beep of a pager or the ring of a cellular phone. Often times a trip to the local theater is more of a hassle in itself.
Many people leave the theater frustrated and eager to get back home.
For the most part, American culture assumes that technology is progress. Still many of the topics discussed earlier allude to the fact that if a technology jeopardized social goals and values, then that technology is not worth its price in quality of life and should be rejected. Scientific progress and efficiency are two main attributes to technological advances in film. As scenes become more and more realistic, one must wonder if they are necessarily better. The fact that we are intrigued with realistic violent scenes makes one wonder if we are being used by our own developments.