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Originally Posted by crabapple
Oh, and there is one more thing I thought I could add to this.
If you watch people suffering in a movie and it makes you think about real life pain and suffering in the world and you feel sick and disturbed, that's GOOD. That's a normal reaction to this type of material. Go out and do something to make the day better for someone out there, and be glad you care about the feelings of other people. It's a good quality to have.
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Agreed.
part of the thrill is the potential of being sickened - if it did, it means the film was impactful, it had an impact on you, which is philosophically interesting. I find them a wonderful way to truly understand where my tastes and fears lay.
They are also sort of a
boot camp for the psyche. It conditions a youth to understand death and violence (which are part and parcel to this world) in a safe environment, where the experience is still valid, but a safe step removed from reality.
The fact that you are being slapped out of your comfort zone is a good thing. Knowing that that death is out there is quite invigorating. Being reminded of it is refreshing. We only have so much time on this earth, we are born with a death sentence. So live it up now! And live a good life now! Because there really is no tomorrow.