Movies have invaded our homes. A first glance to this fact may not cause one to be alarmed, for what can a silly movie do against us? This is the conventional thinking of almost everybody, until studies were made regarding the effects of watching movies to people. Most of our homes own a CD or DVD player and every household watch an average of 2-3 movies a week, and that doesn’t include TV series and soap operas that are being aired everyday on television. At this rate we’re going, it is only natural that this habit would have a considerable impact on our lifestyle and culture.
Movies serve well in the form of documentaries, because they serve as a source of information. But other than that, it’s all entertainment which is probably the worst of its kind. Regular movies tend to singularly focus on a particular or very few characters and have very little to say on the effect to other characters and their families affected by the actions of those in the starring role. Have you ever wondered what will be the reaction of the wife, the children, or families of those bad guys killed by the flashy guy on the lead role? Movies certainly do not show that, which brings me to a conclusion on just how bias movies can be.
One notable effect of watching movies is; it force people’s creativity to go into hibernation at a certain level. Unlike reading a novel where the reader’s imagination is actually the one supplying the sceneries, the costumes, verbal and non verbal reactions; a movie has already determined them, and the whole direction has already fixed for us what should be there to see, all we have to do is sit back and enjoy. It won’t need the movie goers’ imagination to process those details; the film makers have already resolved that for them. In short, what we actually see in movies are the unspoken opinions of the filmmakers, their views regarding a particular script or story. Actually there’s nothing wrong with that; after all, an artistic interpretation is what wins awards and appreciation of critics and patrons alike. But the real danger lies when people accepted their views as facts, and let those “facts” influence their decisions and actions. Let us remember that majority of movies commercially available are full of immorality, violence and lies. As a result, we are being exposed to a lot of garbage which our minds tend to adopt.
This reminds me of a sermon I heard; the preacher use the Lord Jesus as the perfect example of what kind of mind can be developed into someone whose daily toils and nature’s lessons are his teacher. Maybe we have overlooked this fact, we have the greatest natural library and it’s all around us. We can learn a great deal about our nature, as well as our Creator through his creations; and by doing so, maybe we can learn to love and value our environment.
Movies serve well in the form of documentaries, because they serve as a source of information. But other than that, it’s all entertainment which is probably the worst of its kind. Regular movies tend to singularly focus on a particular or very few characters and have very little to say on the effect to other characters and their families affected by the actions of those in the starring role. Have you ever wondered what will be the reaction of the wife, the children, or families of those bad guys killed by the flashy guy on the lead role? Movies certainly do not show that, which brings me to a conclusion on just how bias movies can be.
One notable effect of watching movies is; it force people’s creativity to go into hibernation at a certain level. Unlike reading a novel where the reader’s imagination is actually the one supplying the sceneries, the costumes, verbal and non verbal reactions; a movie has already determined them, and the whole direction has already fixed for us what should be there to see, all we have to do is sit back and enjoy. It won’t need the movie goers’ imagination to process those details; the film makers have already resolved that for them. In short, what we actually see in movies are the unspoken opinions of the filmmakers, their views regarding a particular script or story. Actually there’s nothing wrong with that; after all, an artistic interpretation is what wins awards and appreciation of critics and patrons alike. But the real danger lies when people accepted their views as facts, and let those “facts” influence their decisions and actions. Let us remember that majority of movies commercially available are full of immorality, violence and lies. As a result, we are being exposed to a lot of garbage which our minds tend to adopt.
This reminds me of a sermon I heard; the preacher use the Lord Jesus as the perfect example of what kind of mind can be developed into someone whose daily toils and nature’s lessons are his teacher. Maybe we have overlooked this fact, we have the greatest natural library and it’s all around us. We can learn a great deal about our nature, as well as our Creator through his creations; and by doing so, maybe we can learn to love and value our environment.
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