Oureverydayexistenceisdividedintotwophases,
andwhenwehaveallowedthenecessaryminimum
forsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping,
therestwespendinvariousactivities
whichareknownasrecreations,
anelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefact
thatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisure,
butspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment—
notplayingfootballbutwatchingfootballmatches;
notacting,buttheatre-going;
notwalking,butridinginamotorcoach.
Thereforeweneedtodefineclearlythedifference
notonlybetweenworkandplaybut,
equally,betweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.
andtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainment
whichhasgivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.
Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulation,
insteadofindulginginsport,
spendtheirhoursofleisure“viewing”televisionprogrammes,
therewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.
Andinaddition,therewillbeapsychologicalproblem,
forwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequences
ofaprolongeddietofsentimental
orsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.
Thereis,ifweareoptimistic,
thepossibilitythatthedietistoothin
andnotnourishingenoughtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.
Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemind
orimaginationofthosewhoseethem:
fewpeoplecangiveacoherentaccountofthefilm
theysawtheweekbeforelast,
andatlongerintervalstheymustrelyonthemanagement
toseethattheydonotsitthroughthesamefilmtwice.
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