The Power of Cinema
15th June: The art of performance, drama, and acting, are often words that are categorized as a form of ‘escapism’.
However, when you say that, you are overlooking the power they hold, the influence they are capable of having, and the waves that can be created by a single powerful performance.
If used right, this form of art can be our strongest weapon. It acts as a medium to express and propagate an idea that needs to be expressed through something more than words, it holds the power to influence millions of minds without blatantly stating its effects.
The art of performance is truly not only an escape, rather a way of mirroring reality, a way of showing us a perspective we otherwise couldn’t see.
Ertugrul Ghazi a classic masterpiece: Shaan Shahid
Now what you play down when you call this phenomenon only an ‘escape’ is the major part it plays in your lives, cinema has been a part of our society for a very long time now.
It has served as a medium of entertainment, and as a break from all the mundane tasks in our routines, but what you probably didn’t realize was how it shaped and modified your sub-conscience, how it made you ponder on certain topics you wouldn’t otherwise have thought of, how it made you understand certain situations which you never understood before, how it taught you a lesson without having to undergo the painful process?
So the next time you are quick to say that cinema is only an ‘escape’ or a mere form of entertainment, hold yourself and ask: is that really the case?
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