in the 1930s if you wanted to see a movie you had to go to a theater and pay per person. Today, you rent the movie at redbox for a couple of bucks (or obtain it through other means) and the whole family watches for a single price.
I'd agree that it's easier now for the family to do that, at a much lower cost.
My point was that when we didn't have broadcast television and all the inexpensive movie options we have now, people still made a priority of cinema movies in the 1930's, even when they had far less options and had to pay full price. I thought it was interesting that it was one industry that never suffered in the depression-era.
