Children tend to believe that animated stories are akin to magic and are instantaneously
\ncaptivated by the visual media. Add some gripping music and emotions will promptly take hold of
\ntheir young hearts, provoking amusement or despair within, making it easier to identify themselves
\nwith the characters. The imaginary on-screen universe becomes too overwhelming at times: they
\ncannot take it anymore and leave the room. I was such a kid. And I still am, in a way.
\nI have a rather peculiar attitude towards the movies. I would describe it as some kind of
\ninnate mistrust, and it has been with me for as long as I can remember. As a result, I am not nearly
\nas cinema-literate as an average person with my type of education. Although my distance towards
\nthe cinematographic medium has not developed into any full-fledged philosophy or a full-blown
\naversion, the reserve is definitely there and this essay is an attempt (luckily I\u2019m not writing this in
\nFrench, since essai actually means \u2018attempt\u2019) to uncover possible contributing factors.<\/p>\n
It would be wrong to assume that I belittle the work involved in making a film or despise the
\nvisual arts altogether. Filmmaking is, in my opinion, one of the most fascinating jobs in the world
\nbecause it involves both discipline and creativity. Yoked together, they result in something bigger,
\nmade-to-last. I also respect the theater at every step of the process, starting with the thrill and drill
\nof rehearsals resulting in a wondrous final result on-stage. I enjoy putting skits together for social
\nevents or classroom activities immensely. So, I do recognize the value of performance and the visual.
\nIn short, my problem with the movies lies elsewhere.<\/p>\n
First. Perhaps it\u2019s my sensitivity. <\/em>I do feel like leaving when I see things I don\u2019t want to Second. Trading reality for a moment of oblivion is not my thing.<\/em> Again, some inconsistency. Last, but not least, the vulnerability: I am shown things and I have to surrender to the<\/em> In short, all these reasons result in my finding happiness and entertainment away from the preoccupations, impatient to get on with the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Children tend to believe that animated stories are akin to magic and are instantaneously captivated by the visual media. Add…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions\/720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesfinest.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nsee, even if I consider myself rather tough and resilient in other areas of life. It is actually fascinating
\nto realize how people differ in terms of sensitivity and stamina. Some will take everything in their
\nstride while others will panic over little things. Some freak out when they see a scratched knee but
\nwill watch a gory horror movie with delight. People\u2019s strengths and weaknesses are unique and
\nobviously inconsistent at times. I have met many people who are strong physically and mentally but
\ncringe at the thought of minor inconvenience or an extra thing to do. I have also met quite a few
\nindividuals who seem frail but are warriors who do not fear pain or effort. Some, like me, will never
\nbe able to handle most on-screen violence but will do fine in the face of other challenges.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m a dreamer, but I\u2019m always trying to remain firmly rooted in reality. I do not like it when people
\n(including myself), inattentive to or clueless about the meaning of their own lives , try to make their
\nlives resemble something they have seen on screen, feeding on another\u2019s ideas or looking for
\nborrowed thrills. What could be better than dwelling in the moment (provided it\u2019s not torn by
\ndisasters or tragedy from which some respite is needed)? What could be more important than
\ndealing with the people in our lives, since, after all, they will not be here forever? What could be
\nsuperior to unedited reality, beautiful or intense in so many ways, both good and bad, poetic and
\nmeaningful? I get restless whenever I\u2019m offered too much of a relief from reality or any form of
\nalternative reality because I fear I will miss out on something important. I feel as if I could be late for
\nmy own live show. This is also the same reason that I don\u2019t do drugs. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
\nexperience.<\/em> I\u2019ve come to realize that I am not entirely comfortable as the audience. I do not like being
\nfed overwhelming and disturbing images, and most movies will do just that. Essentially, I hate having
\nto experience something fake for real or ending up seeing things I would not like to see. Films are
\ndesigned to take hold of the two most important senses of the person (hearing and sight) and the
\nexperience is total compared to the dynamic involved in reading a book or listening to a piece of
\nmusic. When I read a book, I can choose my pace and I see the seams of the work. A book or a
\ntheater performance is not a total experience but an invitation to another level of reality, with some
\nwiggle room. In the theater, one is generally aware of the seams of the performance. It\u2019s rare for the
\nstage to feel entirely \u201creal\u201d as in a \u201cperfect deception.\u201d In the movie theater, on the other hand, one
\nis immersed in another\u2019s drama: the emotions, the violence, the sex are all in your face whether you
\nwant to see them or not \u2013 unless, of course, you cheat and choose to focus on the proverbial
\npopcorn instead or filter the content delivered to you by your senses in some other way (what way?).
\nBut if you say \u2018yes\u2019 to this type of total immersion, you feel everything as if it is real. The idea that the
\nmovie world has been engineered to elicit particular emotions in the audience makes me somewhat
\ndistrustful of the medium.<\/p>\n
\nmovie theaters. It takes some work to convince me to go to a movie. When the initial resistance is
\nbroken, I might actually enjoy the show, provided there isn\u2019t too much violence and\/or morally
\ncompromised scenes. Still, invariably, as soon as the cinema lights are back on, I am eager to return to my real<\/p>\n