> Interesting, given that we pay for entertainment precisely to have our
> emotions manipulated - whether we like to be scared or cry
> sentimentally, we go to movies for that. I guess the difference is
> that, with Hollywood, we know up front that it's fake.
>
> Perhaps we're mad at Kevin because he got a free ride on the "willing
> suspension of disbelief" ?
That would be the Rollercoaster Effect. We ride rollercoasters because
we want to be scared, while knowing in the back of our minds that we
won't crash and die. This kind of fear with no physical consequences
can be fun. Emotional shocks to the system are only enjoyable when
they have the subconscious acknowledgment that what we're experiencing
isn't real. Watching a person get killed in a movie or a video game
can be enjoyable because we know in our heart "it's only a movie." But
when we don't have that assurance, the experience is confusing,
stressful, helpless, horrifying. And finding out we've been played
makes it worse.
andy carvin
www.andycarvin.com
>
> --
> best regards,
> Deirdré Straughan
>
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> www.tvblob.com (work)
>
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