Saturday Nov 10, 2007

At the Movies

Why are movies so popular as a medium?

In addition to being entertained on some level, the viewer gets to stop thinking and start feeling for about 120 minutes; you could call the experience a form of mass hypnosis.

And when a film rises to the level of art, then we have a meditation—which, contrary to the popular notion, is about total participation in the present moment, not relaxation. 

We are primarily visual and auditory creatures; watching and listening are easier than reading, which is a fact not a comparison. 

Posted on Nov 10, 2007 at 06:15 PM

Comments [1]

I was reading this entry to my friend; she asked me what makes one film art, and another not?

Thanks.

Posted by evanese rose on 11/12 at 09:12 PM.

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