Movie Emotions
Posted by cnj222 on Saturday Jun 20, 2009 Under LifeWhy do so many people like to watch sad or scary movies….is there not enough problems in their life for them to worry about. Are their lives so dull and boring that they need to experience sorrow and strife through movie characters? I just don’t understand the appeal of opening yourself up to these emotions any more than you have to.
I confess that sometimes I like a good thriller or two, but generally I like a good happy ending. I hate sad endings. I like it when the good guy ends, we all know it doesn’t happen often in real life, so it’s good to see it happen in a movie once in awhile. It’s good to know that at least in some one’s imagination they still believe that it can happen in life.
Movies can stir some of the most powerful emotions if the movie is made well…which is so strange because we know that they aren’t real people and yet sometimes when someone dies or a very powerful scene happens with a lot of extreme emotion you can usually see tears in a room of people. Someone will be crying…..I think it’s pretty crazy that imaginary people can grab at your mind and your heart, make chaos of your thoughts, and take you on a ride of emotions in two hours, and yet some people you see every day can’t get any sympathy from you unless it’s something truly life altering.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:27 pm curtis earl(Quote)
the usual suspects. It’s the first movie i ever saw with a twist that made me gasp. I’m sure I saw other movies with plot twists, but at this point i was in college and old enough to appreciate the jerk at the end of the flick.
But twists are cliche now. every two-bit writer out there goes out of their way to either set up some blockbuster ending or purposely shoots their movie in the ass to shock and awe. I HATE that.
if Cinderella were written today, she’d be some asian slave girl born to a Native American and an Eskimo. she’d meet the African Prince (manslave) of her dreams whose parents wouldn’t approve.. because she’s not dark enough. She’d struggle to prove her self worthy of his dark affections. Then, just after she’s been tested via fire and water, she’d be carriage jacked, raped and murdered on her way to the ball.
Then the lights would come on and everyone would be robbed of the emotional release they were hoping for. It’s like getting scuffed by teeth during an awesome blowjob.
It’s a buzzkill and the fear of being led on and shat upon keeps me from watching movies until I know the ending isn’t fucked up.
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June 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 pm cnj222(Quote)
I think you make a great point. It seems I can’t enjoy the end of a movie any more because I’m waiting for something crazy to happen. When it’s a simple and straight forward ending I seem disappointed or at least surprised that nothing else happened. It’s almost as if a movie can’t be complete without a twist any more, especially thrillers. I was watching “While She Was Out” the other night and I was just waiting for someone to grab her at the end or her husband to be waiting with a pistol when she came in the door….I found the ending unbelievable. I remember when I only felt that way when there was a crazy twist…I guess it just goes to prove that you can have too much of a good thing.
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