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Originally Posted by bluedragon  I asked a similar question before but thought I'd bring it up again, maybe more people would be interested in discussing this time.
Is watching movies (regardless of the quality) harmful for our brains and does it lead to poor concentration and memory?
I came across a few articles that suggested TV (and movies) may be the most harmful of all "drugs", similar to the effects of heroine. Some suggested that the content doesn't matter at all, it's the moving images, the camera motions and the fact that, when we watch, our body remains still while we experience a lot of action through the eyes of the characters/moving camera etc, that messes up our brain.
I am planning to make a 30-day trial and see if by giving up movies, I can get such positive results as this information would lead to believe.
Did anyone have similar experiences? |
I don't know, to me that's sort of like saying dreams are damaging. I've read some of your other posts and I almost wonder if it's just a personal thing. If I'm watching a movie, it's easy for me to switch back to real life. I like watching movies. I think you can learn a lot watching from how people interact with each other, experiencing situations you never could in real life, or studying the plot, characters, whatever. But if you're just mindlessly watching and not taking anything in, I can see how that could maybe be damaging. Maybe it would be like stopping working out, and your muscles slowing going away..