Saturday, February 5, 2011

Youngblood-Synaesthetic Cinema

My interpretation of this reading is that cinema, or synaesthetic cinema is the most effective medium for expressing and realizing human consciousness because it enhances our sensory perception to communicate more efficiently. It is hard to ignore the power of cinema because we spend the most time, roughly an hour or two, watching a movie or a short film as opposed to a few minutes with a sculpture or painting. Directors and filmmakers have approximately one hour to mold our brains, plenty of time to bend time. It seems as though cinema is an evolutionary catalyst that is altering and enhancing human perception.

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