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My wife and I were discussing sports and how we don't really enjoy them, and she proposed the assertion that watching sports and watching a movie are not really all that different. What do you guys think?

My wife and I were discussing sports and how we don't really enjoy them, and she proposed the assertion that watching sports and watching a movie are not really all that different. What do you guys think?

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Depends what sport.

For example American Wrestling is obviously scripted, so it can be compared as a theatrical performance.

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You have a point, however I would say american football is not the same as watching a movie.

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That's not comparable, indeed.

American Football players wear pretty much the same thing kids do when they learn skateboarding.

Rugby is, on the other hand, what I enjoy watching.

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but its still not the same as watching a movie with a story.

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certain sports can be more exciting during the closing minutes, yeah

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but they experience is different right?

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yes because there's no guarantee that anyone "comes from behind"; there's no set "good guy" or "bad guy" (despite any sports journalism)

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There are many forms of entertainment, and everyone has their preferences. If you play the sport yourself, or know someone who does then it goes a long way towards help you enjoy watching the sport, but it's still essentially entertainment. Unless you gamble, that's a whole different thing.

I would suggest there are many things, such as movies and sports, that are considered entertainment but that are not similar beyond the spectator aspect. Is a novel entertainment? Certainly, but the experience of reading the book vs. watching that book as a movie are vastly different.

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It's not the same. Sports on tv have a lot of boring down time that a movie doesn't. They have commercials, time-outs, video reviews, more commercials and sometimes singing & dancing. For me to watch a game, I have to be doing other things as well, like cooking, going online, chatting with friends, drinking at a bar, etc. When I watch a movie, I don't want a bunch of distractions. I don't want to have to keep backing it up because I missed dialogue. If I'm watching a game and miss something important, it doesn't matter because they'll replay it again and again.