Reality Vs fantasy

Most of us take immense pleasure in watching movies. Though we may not be movie buffs who go nuts about movies, couple of hours spent – or more or less depending on the length of the movie – in front of the silver screen seem to be fun and relaxing maybe informative as well. Two hours of absolute magic and joy, blend and perfection of emotions, personification of noble qualities would carry us into a different world. If we sit down to critically analyze every scene in minute detail we would realize the futility of the time spent there and how ridiculously reality is portrayed. The glamour, humor, tragedy, accidents, stunts, relations…everything we watch is imaginary and indigestible for a thinking mind. Despite knowing the fictitious side of this reality, we forget everything when we sit glued to the big screen.

What is it that gives life to the made-up characters, to cinema? How come an emotional scene moves us into tears or another one make us laugh out loud or scream in terror? Where is our discretion? Each character portrayed by ‘actors’ have no semblance to the role they play in real life. Most of what enthralls us is far from reality and would never take place in real life. Why do we heave a sigh or even our eyes well up, why do we take sides even though what we see has nothing to do with our lives? Is it possible that these stories, characters have something to tell us or share with our own life stories? The fantasy then intertwines with reality, our reality. When I identify myself with a character, the story becomes my story and I would find the movie worth watching while others assert it crap!