What happens to us when we watch a movie, show or listen to a song? (video)

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

We are enjoying the artwork. But that's not all. Subconsciously, much more information is assimilated: the style of behavior of the characters, models of human relationships, values, and all this seeps through individual phrases, actions, scenes, not always associated with the plot.

History knows examples of the use of art both for good and for harm. With it, you can shape character, develop behavioral attitudes, educate entire generations (or corrupt them).

For example, in almost all films (and not only about love), the characters enter into close relationships without much thought. Previously, this was not the case in films and songs. Now compare the style of relationships between your grandparents, then your parents, and then your peers. Do you feel the trend?

You've probably seen many TV shows where the participants themselves have to kick one of the players out. You will say that this is the whole intrigue. But think about it: with this approach, in our subconscious mind it is postponed that it is normal to "eat" someone in a team, and the idea of a common cause is replaced by the idea of "every man for himself" and waiting for a knife in the back. Have you noticed that the most worthy one is often thrown out because he is a strong competitor? So our faith in justice and the ability to achieve something on our own is undermined.

And how many pop songs about "love has passed" and variations on this theme! Young people are taught that love is a fickle thing and that it is normal to change partners over time. In fact, the concept of love is being replaced by the concept of sympathy and attraction. This, indeed, can pass, but true love cannot.

Consciously, many people really understand this, but subconsciously? Since few people think about the text of pop songs, their meaning, bypassing consciousness, affects precisely the subconscious part of the psyche.

Another example, completely banal - in all films the heroes drink alcohol: whether it is a holiday, or grief, or just the characters are talking at the table. We look and get used to considering it the norm …

What's the trick? And the fact that the ideas of debauchery, unhealthy competition, etc. most often they are cited in culture not as basic, but as background, i.e. little things woven into an interesting plot. They are presented as self-evident rules of behavior: on screens, on the pages of books, everyone lives like that! Therefore, we take all this for granted, we do not even think about it, and then unconsciously copy a certain style of behavior.

Awareness of this mechanism and a thoughtful attitude to films, books, songs will block this method of suggestion. Now analyze what is shown.