Movies imitate life. Or is it the opposite?
Movies are an extension of what a person feels or experiences in his life. It’s a story the writer, director wants to tell us through the visual medium. But are movies an exact reflection of reality? Of course not. They are “juiced” up in the process of commercialization for “more” entertainment. So we see dancing around trees, melodramatic dialogues, stupid love stories, mind blowing action and what not.
Its all based on the foundation of reality with a whole lot of wild imagination of some homo sapiens !!
But some people also want their lives to imitate that in the movies. That’s the magic of escapist cinema. People are tired of their day-to-day mundane existence. They need some spice in their life. So what do you do? You try to add excitement in life. You try to create situations: you pick up a fight? You try falling in love? You try to imitate your favorite actor?
So my question is: is it really what you want? Is it the way you should be leading your life “normally” ?
Well, I don’t know. But its sure is fun ;)
(Statutory Warning: Too much thinking could be injurious to health !)
Movies are an extension of what a person feels or experiences in his life. It’s a story the writer, director wants to tell us through the visual medium. But are movies an exact reflection of reality? Of course not. They are “juiced” up in the process of commercialization for “more” entertainment. So we see dancing around trees, melodramatic dialogues, stupid love stories, mind blowing action and what not.
Its all based on the foundation of reality with a whole lot of wild imagination of some homo sapiens !!
But some people also want their lives to imitate that in the movies. That’s the magic of escapist cinema. People are tired of their day-to-day mundane existence. They need some spice in their life. So what do you do? You try to add excitement in life. You try to create situations: you pick up a fight? You try falling in love? You try to imitate your favorite actor?
So my question is: is it really what you want? Is it the way you should be leading your life “normally” ?
Well, I don’t know. But its sure is fun ;)
(Statutory Warning: Too much thinking could be injurious to health !)
1 Comments:
Thats a great point yaar,
I think most of us do try and make life imitate movies in some way or the other. Which is sad cos you are not yourself anymore, you are trying to be like a directors interpretation through an actors manifestation of a writers concept of what will make all three richer than they currently are.
But then this has two sides like anything else which you pointed out.
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