Cinema and the Subjective Reality
Abstract
Subjectivity is a constant in the human mind; our brains are
composed of our memories, which can only be created subjectively.
A memory is the re-creation of reality to help our minds
understand the world around us and further the progression of
our lives. Memory and cinema are identical in form; both are a
phenomenon comprised through a series of images. Although
they take completely different procedures to exist as memory is
cerebral and cinema is the capturing of light to film, memory and
cinema are profoundly connected. For example, there is no cinema
without memory, because there is no cognitive thought without
memory. Moreover, much like memory, the film’s sole purpose is
to record the past. The indistinguishable similarity between the
making of memories and the making of cinema creates a great
question. If memories are compiled completely through one
person’s perception and have a completely subjective outcome,
then would film be completely subjective also?
Citation
Lucerna, Vol. 11, January 2017, p. 44-52
Rights
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