Does watching movies makes us learn and grow mature?

I think when we watch a movie or read a book, there's always a lesson to it...and yes, I tend to internalize and pick up important thoughts and lessons from the movie after watching...a friend of mine thinks that movies are manipulative media and it is ridiculous to be carried away by what is shown on the screen, but still, I think that movies are reflection of our daily lives, and so I believe that it will teach us something that will paved the way to maturity

I don't look at it that way. When I watch movie I simply want to be entertained. That is why I choose my movie. I personally prefer action and scifi movies. Gives a break from an otherwise sedentary life. On internalizing and personalizing it, our lives are shaped by realities different from that of the movies which are the products of the creators' imagination and realities of their own. It would be better perhaps to reflect on our own experiences and learn from it.

I believe so. I think I have grown as a person for watching movies, especially documentaries. Plus I am a music lover and I have found some wonderful music from the soundtracks from movies. My Ipod is full of them. For a while I have started to watch more foreign films and I have learned a lot about other cultures and other styles of film making.

It depends on the type of movies you are watching, and what you are expecting from yourself after watching them. Certainly there are many movies that inspire you to make some changes in your life and you want to live like your favorite character you just watched in some movie. Whenever i get some teachings from from real life stories, i apply them to my life.......

Movies are a great work of art, its made to depict a story.. convey an idea.. influence people's lives..

Well it never happened that way , movies are for entertainment for me personally and never affected life as such , but its inspirational in the sense that , its great to watch the dedication and intelligence of actors ,directors etc in the movies, having said that some movies are really inspiring like pursuit of happyness and shawshank redemption or 12 angry men and many more like these.But i dont think that some major change can come in someone's attitude towards life, family, friends or carrer by watching any movies or movies.Being a big movie fan i didnt get any changes as such in life ,but if changes come for good in case of any person by watching movies its good , nothing wrong in it .