we do all watch different movies and series, and we tend to disagree about some television programs. while I like to watch Grey's Anatomy, Desesperate Housewives and House, you may like watch Lost, Heroes and Prison break.
The shows we like are make-believe and that is why they comelling to us. Personally, I dont want to watch "the real stories " drama because I get enough real worl drama every day. Through the news we read or watch we do understand that there is a great amoint of sorrow, sadness, brokneess and dysfunction within the world without having to watch it. this is voyeurism
Does this mean that we are trying to escape reality and built our own little world?No, there is no way to accomplish that outside of mind altering prescriptions. You may call me optimistic, but I do like shows were the characters are pitted against challenges that can relate to, set in creative and imaginative "worlds" where they rise above the pains and sorrows they face, and this to better stimulate our imagination.
some poeple try to read in order to use their imagination to create characters and worlds through their minds-eyes, but some poeple they just can not. why is there a loss of wonder and imagination amongst many today? could it be because we are too much bombarded by the "real world" that we lost the ability and turn to coping mechanism because of strees?
Imagination is the ability of the mind to be creative, innovative or resourceful, it is the action of forming new ideas and concepts, and it help us to reduce strees, it stimulates mental activties, it breaks new ground and help us to look to problems and issues in a creative fun. Imagination is Fun!!!
So what about you? are you voyeuristic or imaginistic?
2 comments:
Interesting: the notion of voyeurism versus imagination. You've made inroads into this week's topic: the history of representation. You have brought up reality TV and it's voyeuristic tendencies. And yet, we know, from Lacan, that the meaning ascribed to perception requires an act of the imagination. What does this say about the construction of ideology these days?
Voyeurism is the fact of looking at people without being seen, it is a way to enjoy looking at peolple without their awareness. Like when some neighbour starts staring at other neighbours from his or her window without being seen or remarked. It is a way of intrusion in other's life. It is a phenomeon that is very common in several cultures. For example in Morocco sometimes voyeurism is accepted and seen as a cultural fact that is inhereted by generations and not automatically a viscious act of a criminal mind. This leads to the concept of exhibitionism that is the fact of enjoying being looked at. It is the case of people who love being the centre of attention and have a pleasure when others stare at them. In adition to scopophilia which is the fact of enjoying looking. Like when people stare at you in the street while they are sitting in a café , the whole day just to stare at people walking by.
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