Is Cinema Corrupting Our Moral Values?

Ladies & gentlemen, we are witnessing the 21st century. Where everything has taken a new turn towards revolution and where technology has become vital in one’s life. Precisely speaking, the world in which we live today has modernized at the cost of integrity, faith, and morality. One such example of modernization is cinema. Now, what is wrong with cinemas? Apparently none of it is wrong as perceived by today’s youth

There is absolutely nothing wrong when you go to cinemas to watch a movie, no one will stop you. In fact, it’s what will define you as modern and broad minded. Ironically, if a child is found watching MUJRA on TV or blueprints, his/her parents or siblings might be ashamed yet watching an item song on a big screen in a cinema is “liberation”. Telling someone that your friend dragged you to a Masjid, church or temples (rare it is, though) would be a covert affair. On the other hand you are to watch NA MALOON AFRAAD, JISM, Fifty shades of Grey, Game of Thrones, and the never ending list of such movies and seasons, one feels proud rather mature to tell the world about it through social media. And then we expect our children to pray to their respective GODS, respect elders and be a responsible citizen of their respective Nations.

Another shameless act everyone might have noticed at one time or the other that the atmospheres these cinemas provide with are very favorable for dating and dating cheap. Young couples find it as an opportunity to get themselves a seat in the top corner of the cinemas and explore. Obviously who would rent a room at the higher cost when one gets a cheaper offer? So next time you go to watch a movie to cinema keep your eyes open for such short movies being played right in the corner seats of the hall.

The problem initiates when wrong doesn’t seem wrong anymore when your guilt becomes the reason of your pride. That is when your inner conscious should and will provoke you to stop. You are well aware of it, but you decide to shut what your consciousness warns you off and do as you please. I believe this is the moment when you push yourself over the edge to fall in the filth that the world has to offer, when you allow it to corrupt your mind and soul, degrade and let go of your moral and ethical values.

We spent thousands of rupees, dollars each year on watching movies and clubbing, failing to acknowledge the fact that there are children existing in this world deprived of basic necessities of life and most importantly education. Ironically we imagine saving our country/world and talk about ignorance of government in such matters while those who are blessed with the status and money spent on corrupting ourselves in cinemas, clubs and what not.

How many of us go to watch a documentary being screened in a museums or cinemas? How many of us promote it? How many of us think that it is a good way to do business (thinking as an entrepreneur)? Only a few of us I suppose… Why is that so? According to my survey amongst the teenagers and people in their 20’s think these documentaries are not amusing, they are boring, they are history, who cares about the history because we live in present and think of futures only, past is depressing, it is a new world, a new era, a revolutionized century we live in.

It came to my realization that we as youth have distorted definition of entertainment as well as no respect and value for our history of mankind or the wonders that leaders of our respective nations have done to provide us with the motherland, we call our Country. Today’s generation think it has been done! Let’s live in the moment those leaders are dead already, big deal. We need to have the skill, we need to earn for ourselves, eat hard, drink hard, party hard and die in Peace. Yet you will find each one of us complaining as to where the world is heading, towards destruction. Blaming our governments while we sit in front of T.V enjoying exotic meals served with wine and followed by freshly brewed coffee.

So cinemas are just one example of what perhaps corrupts our moral values gradually. There are many more which tends to corrode our character every single passing day without making us realize. It is like an internal disease or a tumor that grows in you slow and steady until it is too late or too difficult for you to escape.

The list of my questions and complaints would go on… But the truth is, even after reading what I just wrote, the question still remains that Is cinema corrupting our moral values?