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bluedragon · 03-27-2009, 07:55 PM

I enjoy watching movies a lot, but the more I watch, the more I feel I am not really enjoying the activity - after I have watched a movie, I don't feel I've accomplished anything - unless it was exceptional - which for me means, the best of the very best of all time movies or series episodes.

Usually though, I find a series that I love, and keep watching it. It happened with twin peaks, sex and the city, the mentalist, the fresh prince of bel-air, and not (thanks to Steve

) - Star Trek. I really think I have gained a lot from those series, that I consider very intelligent and special. And this - not strictly from an artistic point of view, or from a movie critic's point of view - but I simply love the attitudes portrayed in those movies, the characters, the nuances and the atmosphere.

However, I am worried that I am just being hypnotized by the computer screen - cause I understand this is pretty much exactly what happens when we watch movies. I read about the addictive effects of television. The thing is, when I'm bored, I feel that I need to watch a good movie. I wouldn't just go for any movie - I know that for sure - but if I have an episode of the series I'm currently watching - I cannot refrain from watching. It's like a drug.

Sometimes I'm too tired to sit up while watching it - and of course, too tired to do anything else either - and I think to myself - why don't I take a warm shower, lie down for a while, or do some stretching and meditate, so that after that, I can go on with my work. But somehow, I still find the strength to sit through another episode.

I always manage to meditate and work out and do healthy things as well - just not in those moments when I'm really bored and I crave movies. But the thing is, I'm not even sure I actually enjoy watching them. Maybe I'm like in a dream, and it's like I'm not even conscious, until the movie ends and I reenter my own body, instead of living the life displayed on a computer screen. The thing is, I have the impression that I do enjoy it, and if I do, I cannot decide to quit watching movies for good. I need to have a reason to do so. What do you think?

03-27-2009, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluedragon Family Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,370	When we watch movies, do we feel good or not? I enjoy watching movies a lot, but the more I watch, the more I feel I am not really enjoying the activity - after I have watched a movie, I don't feel I've accomplished anything - unless it was exceptional - which for me means, the best of the very best of all time movies or series episodes. Usually though, I find a series that I love, and keep watching it. It happened with twin peaks, sex and the city, the mentalist, the fresh prince of bel-air, and not (thanks to Steve ) - Star Trek. I really think I have gained a lot from those series, that I consider very intelligent and special. And this - not strictly from an artistic point of view, or from a movie critic's point of view - but I simply love the attitudes portrayed in those movies, the characters, the nuances and the atmosphere. However, I am worried that I am just being hypnotized by the computer screen - cause I understand this is pretty much exactly what happens when we watch movies. I read about the addictive effects of television. The thing is, when I'm bored, I feel that I need to watch a good movie. I wouldn't just go for any movie - I know that for sure - but if I have an episode of the series I'm currently watching - I cannot refrain from watching. It's like a drug. Sometimes I'm too tired to sit up while watching it - and of course, too tired to do anything else either - and I think to myself - why don't I take a warm shower, lie down for a while, or do some stretching and meditate, so that after that, I can go on with my work. But somehow, I still find the strength to sit through another episode. I always manage to meditate and work out and do healthy things as well - just not in those moments when I'm really bored and I crave movies. But the thing is, I'm not even sure I actually enjoy watching them. Maybe I'm like in a dream, and it's like I'm not even conscious, until the movie ends and I reenter my own body, instead of living the life displayed on a computer screen. The thing is, I have the impression that I do enjoy it, and if I do, I cannot decide to quit watching movies for good. I need to have a reason to do so. What do you think?