I think one of the reasons we are so drawn to great characters is that they exist in a brilliantly singular way and do only what they want with such focus as to make us envious. We watch with admiration of the fact that they have chosen a path and see it all the way through, whether that leads to success or tragedy is the thing that’s compelling about cinematic choices. In a way, great characters, although realistic are actually larger than life, in that, they are exist to do basically one thing. By being reduced to follow one path, they enact our wish fulfilment of being just as single minded. Becoming lost in one pursuit so compelling to them that they don’t worry about the realities of life that we, as real living people, have to.
🎬 #29 Single-Minded Cinema.
🎬 #29 Single-Minded Cinema.
🎬 #29 Single-Minded Cinema.
I think one of the reasons we are so drawn to great characters is that they exist in a brilliantly singular way and do only what they want with such focus as to make us envious. We watch with admiration of the fact that they have chosen a path and see it all the way through, whether that leads to success or tragedy is the thing that’s compelling about cinematic choices. In a way, great characters, although realistic are actually larger than life, in that, they are exist to do basically one thing. By being reduced to follow one path, they enact our wish fulfilment of being just as single minded. Becoming lost in one pursuit so compelling to them that they don’t worry about the realities of life that we, as real living people, have to.