MoviePass Is Still A Good Deal | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Entertainment

MoviePass Isn't Doing Anything Wrong, Your Standards Are Just Too High

MoviePass is a good deal, and if you open your eyes a bit wider, you'll see that.

249
MoviePass Isn't Doing Anything Wrong, Your Standards Are Just Too High

MoviePass has been in the media a lot lately with the recent changes to the program combined with the one year anniversary of the new system. Everything I see and read is putting MoviePass down for changing its deals, rumors of price hikes, and people canceling their subscriptions in outrage.

The way I see it, they're getting an unjust bad rap.

Before MoviePass introduced its $9.95 subscription, it spent three years offering a deal in which cardholders could see one movie a day for either $35 or $45 per month, depending on their plan. After three years, they partnered with AMC in 2014 in an effort to bring in new subscribers. This is the history of MoviePass that no one seems to know (or doesn't care to remember).

When Mitch Lowe became CEO of the company, he took a radical leap in an attempt to break the status quo and lowered subscription prices to $9.95. His goal was to knock the movie theater industry down a peg and bring the theater experience to more people. And you know what?

He did it.

People who saw two or three movies a year were now seeing every new box office hit, and going to the movies came back as a budget date night idea. I signed up for mine the day the offer was announced, and I went from someone who "didn't like movies" to going to see five or six movies a month. The movie theater experience was no longer a luxury but rather something that nearly anyone can enjoy.

Without the help of the big theater companies, the $9.95 price point simply isn't sustainable. I think we all knew that going in, but after a year of having something too good to be true, we start to forget what it came from. People complaining about changes in the MoviePass program is like someone protesting when their free trial ends for a product and they can't just start another free trial. This was meant to change the industry, not to bankrupt Mitch Lowe while we all see movies on his dime.

What we should be protesting is AMC and Regal, as well as other theater companies, not cutting deals with MoviePass despite the huge amount of traffic the company is bringing into their businesses.

Imagine if, before you had MoviePass, you were in line at the theater and you were buying your ticket for $10.50 with your student discount but the person beside you ordering was shouting, "I already bought one ticket this month! I shouldn't have to pay for any more tickets, you need to let me into the theater for free!" They would sound like a crazy person. Guess what, guys? We have all become that crazy person, taking a good thing for granted. Seeing three movies a month for less than the cost of one ticket - plus discounts on all tickets after that? That's still a total steal!

Let's be honest, none of us were seeing 32+ movies a year before. That would have been at least $300 a year just on movies. But now that we can see 32+ movies a year for less than half that cost, we want to complain that we should be able to see even more movies for even less.

There has to be a cutoff, and this is it. Get over yourselves, guys. Don't cancel your MoviePass just because you're stubborn. Just look up the weekly schedule and be happy that you still have more than you had two years ago.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
April Ludgate

Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.

Keep Reading...Show less
college
Pinterest

For many undergraduates across the nation, the home stretch has begun. Only one more semester remains in our undergraduate career. Oh, the places we will go! For the majority of college seniors, this is simultaneously the best and worst year out of the past four and here’s why.

1. The classes you are taking are actually difficult.

A schedule full of easy pottery throwing and film courses is merely a myth on the average campus. With all of those prerequisites for the upper-level courses and the never-ending battle you fight each year during registration for limited class seats, senior year brings with it the ability to register for the final courses you need to fulfill your major. Yet, these are not the easy entry level courses. These are the comprehensive, end of major, capstone courses designed to apply the knowledge from all your previous courses, usually in the form of an extensive research paper or engaged learning project. The upside is you actually probably really enjoy these classes but alas there is no room for slackers here.

Keep Reading...Show less
man in black crew neck t-shirt
Photo by Yogendra Singh on Unsplash

1. You're tired of school food and have resorted to surviving off junk food and cereal.

2. Your financial aid/money is running out...and chances are it all went to textbooks and takeout.

Keep Reading...Show less
man and woman
www.lifefactuality.com

We’ve all dated someone who just wasn’t quite right...but, why?

Here are nine reasons you're probably still too in denial to admit.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

Laugh, Cry, and Relate: Chandler Bing's Best Quotes

Because Chandler Bing should be everyone's spirit animal.

123
Chandler Bing
Zimbio

Ah, Ms. Chanandler Bong, or Chandler Bing as he is better known as. For 10 years, Chandler brought us many laughs, many tears, and, well, Matthew Perry's fame. He is, personally, my favorite character on "Friends" because he made me laugh more than any other character on the show and I felt like I could relate to him more than the other characters on the show. Anyway, here are 10 Chandler Bing quotes that anyone can relate to... or graduates can at least...

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments