"At this very moment in this work here I am." -Derrida 7,15,1930-10,11,2004
I was in Germany when "The Blair Witch Project" came out. And not being a fan of horror, never bothered seeing it. Dave and I watched it last night at around 2. I don't have anything to say about it specifically but it made me start wondering.. I think this could apply to the effect of alot of horror movies. Watching "28 days later" had the same effect on my imagination:
Watching convincingly scary movies leaves this after effect where your perception is heightened by a specifically tailored imagination (restrained in boundaries of possibilities).
I am interested in:
1. what elements make a story "convincing."
2. what kind of power is conviction. (is it sustainable? does conviction require dedication? or is conviction something more sociologically imbedded. how is it "enforced" Do you need to "believe" order to be convinced?)
3. how is our ability to perceive or read our surroundings altered through the variety of narratives we engage ourselves in. After horror movies, religious sermons, rock shows, etc. how is our reading of events and objects temporarily effected.. limited possibilites("limited" is not meant to sound negative.) ?
4. in that case how does "confusion" work?
5. how is namelessness, facelessness, or lack of detail important in sustainable religions?( this was one of the most important things in that blair witch movie-- the absence. the faceless horror. so afterwards the darkness and Unknown becomes potentially threatening.)
Watching convincingly scary movies leaves this after effect where your perception is heightened by a specifically tailored imagination (restrained in boundaries of possibilities).
I am interested in:
1. what elements make a story "convincing."
2. what kind of power is conviction. (is it sustainable? does conviction require dedication? or is conviction something more sociologically imbedded. how is it "enforced" Do you need to "believe" order to be convinced?)
3. how is our ability to perceive or read our surroundings altered through the variety of narratives we engage ourselves in. After horror movies, religious sermons, rock shows, etc. how is our reading of events and objects temporarily effected.. limited possibilites("limited" is not meant to sound negative.) ?
4. in that case how does "confusion" work?
5. how is namelessness, facelessness, or lack of detail important in sustainable religions?( this was one of the most important things in that blair witch movie-- the absence. the faceless horror. so afterwards the darkness and Unknown becomes potentially threatening.)