Guest guest Posted November 23, 1999 Report Share Posted November 23, 1999 Jan, I enjoyed reading this post about we who enjoy movies. It *is* a strange ceremony - all becomes dark, and all eyes focus on the screen. He's right that it says something about us. I think he sees us as vampires of a sort. He makes some points -- as he says, our cleverness may have led to losses we aren't aware of, and confusion we can't articulate - as we are in the midst of it. It's an intriguing way to spend our time - absorbing images of others' false lives. Temporarily we suspend our existence and function as imbibers of these moving pictures with sounds - who are we and where are we at that moment? It's a shadow play - the play of images, visual textures, cutting from one to another rapidly... We can only be disoriented when we leave the theater of a movie that has succeeded in its purpose. -- Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 1999 Report Share Posted November 23, 1999 Glad you liked it Dan. Tuiavii wasn't the only one who reacted this way to movies. Several years ago I saw a documentary about Indians from Amazonia; a German group of anthropologists wanted to study their customs, got permission and became quite close with the tribe. The study was a success. The Indians were allowed to see movies and they roared with laughter, not being able to understand how people can enjoy looking at something if in the same time they could be doing what was shown in the movie themselves, +really+ enjoying.. Then, the Indians were shown movies, specifically from life in Germany and at some scenes they almost lost control for laughter. They considered life in Germany as a life in prison, being robbed from everything they cared for. Especially indoor life in winter, the grey skies, dirty streets, it was disliked a lot. In a certain sense, everything that made up the fabric of simple tribal life has disappeared from Western society. If Tuiavii would visit now, he would remark that youngsters are preferring relations without commitment, as in a survey the youngsters told they would refuse to meet "live" with their Internet friends, literally saying "we don't want any commitment". If that isn't proof of increasing "headiness", then what is? Jan On 11/23/99 at 5:04 PM Dan Berkow, PhD wrote: >"Dan Berkow, PhD" <berkowd > >Jan, I enjoyed reading this post about we who enjoy movies. >It *is* a strange ceremony - all becomes dark, and >all eyes focus on the screen. He's right that it >says something about us. I think he sees us as vampires >of a sort. He makes some points -- >as he says, our cleverness may have led to losses we >aren't aware of, and confusion we can't articulate - >as we are in the midst of it. It's an intriguing way to spend >our time - absorbing images of others' false lives. >Temporarily we suspend our existence and function >as imbibers of these moving pictures with sounds - >who are we and where are we at that moment? >It's a shadow play - the play of images, visual >textures, cutting from one to another rapidly... >We can only be disoriented when we leave >the theater of a movie that has succeeded in its purpose. > >-- Dan > >>All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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