Abishai100
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When we read about fictional characters who represent emotions or ideas that are very serious or psychologically troubling, we are more pensive about how they reflect real world behaviors.
Such characters include Othello (Shakespeare), the brooding betrayed minority prince who mistrusts his wife's intentions, and Leatherface (Tobe Hooper), the cannibalistic chainsaw-wielding super-psychopath.
Maybe we're scared of ghosts and the afterlife, since we do not want to confront the demons of confession.
Movies are different than books, since they offer us the power of the camera and visual imagination.
One simple conclusion is that there is nothing inherently wrong with romanticizing actions deemed out of reach when we see these actions achieved in the derring-do of others, be they fictional or real.
This notion could explain the popularity of vigilantism-fantasy comic book characters such as Daredevil (Marvel Comics).
When we read about fictional characters who represent emotions or ideas that are very serious or psychologically troubling, we are more pensive about how they reflect real world behaviors.
Such characters include Othello (Shakespeare), the brooding betrayed minority prince who mistrusts his wife's intentions, and Leatherface (Tobe Hooper), the cannibalistic chainsaw-wielding super-psychopath.
Maybe we're scared of ghosts and the afterlife, since we do not want to confront the demons of confession.
Movies are different than books, since they offer us the power of the camera and visual imagination.
One simple conclusion is that there is nothing inherently wrong with romanticizing actions deemed out of reach when we see these actions achieved in the derring-do of others, be they fictional or real.
This notion could explain the popularity of vigilantism-fantasy comic book characters such as Daredevil (Marvel Comics).