No, watching a movie is inherently no worse than reading a book. However, the vast, vast majority of movies have either inappropriate images, so-called “morals” in direct conflict with those given to us by the Torah, or both. So seeing as 99% of movies are inappropriate for a frum person, some have taken the prudent move of not watching any movies at all.
That’s fine… I don’t have any argument with someone who discriminates based on content… we all do that — even if we don’t agree where, exactly, to draw the line. Stuffed Cabbage’s post made it seem like the very medium itself distances one from HKBH, regardless of the content. That was my challenge to him/her.
The Wolf