Canterbury Cinema

Local cinemas are on the decline. The Canterbury Odeon cinema is one of these. With just two screens it is limited as to how many films it can have showing at any one time. And the newer films often do not screen until the afternoon

With a city full of students, and the cinema itself, just a short walk from the Canterbury Christ Church University campus and library, it is a surprise that Odeon have not cashed in on this, by expanding the cinema and creating more screens.

I asked students of Canterbury Christ Church University, if they would visit their local cinema if they had more of a choice of what was being screened.

Alex: “Most definitely, but I think that there needs to be a revamp of the entire cinema, seating, the reception and the quality of the screen”

Ben: “No I wouldn’t, I prefer the bigger chains as they are more luxurious and have a bigger selection of food to eat.

Kate: ”Yes I would, because at the moment the cinema is a big night out for me as I have to travel to Ashford in order to get a good selection of films.”

Jasmine: “Id like to see a change in the state of local cinemas. As I think it would be a shame to lose them, as they provide good employment especially for students like me and the independent cinemas usually offer a more acceptable ticket price.”

While most people would prefer to go to a bigger cinema, and have a variety of films available to watch, they would prefer if it was closer to them, and would like to see the cinema expanded and improved on. There are a few people who would like the cinema to stay as it is as because the local cinemas are dying out to make way for the big cinema chains on the outskirts of big towns.

By Rebecca Dart