That doesn't mean it's not work.
That's simply not true. Movies tell stories, and the messages conveyed by the telling are very, very real.
Saying that movies are a luxury and have no real use is like saying communication is a luxury and has no real use. People have been telling stories ever since people learned to communicate. It's an important part of what makes us who we are. Sometimes those stories are told face-to-face, sometimes in the written word in books and letters, in pictures, music, on the theatrical stage, and in movies. Entertainment and diversion is also a necessity for man. It excites and nurtures the brain, and invokes emotions necessary for life itself. Sometimes the entertainment is purely entertainment for an escape from reality, sometimes it also contains an important message to take with you into reality. People stand in line to go to the theater. They do so now just as they did in Shakespeare's time. People don't stand in line for something that has no value.
At the amateur level you're right, it's mostly playing. But at the professional level, athletes work quite hard. They produce something of great value, as attendance and interest in their sport attest. History proves that sports competitions and exhibitions are quite valued to society. Just because you personally don't value it doesn't mean it doesn't have value.
I'm sure you can related to taking a child on a hunting trip and teaching them how to hunt. I'm also sure you can realize the importance of such an activity goes far beyond that of merely pulling the trigger and killing something. It brings people together, it creates memories, it creates lifelong bonds. Some of my fondest memories are going to baseball games, and playing baseball with my dad. Not because it was baseball, but because I was with my dad. You say that has no value, but I say it's invaluable.
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