I am very happy to report that the movie theater that has been under construction for the largest time has finally been completed. Now I will be able to walk over to the movie theater and watch movies whenever I please. One of my favorite hobbies is to watch movies. If I could, I would watch movies all day long, every day.
There is something magical that happens when the lights dim and the curtains open up. Something powerfully amazing that happens when the story unfolds on the screen right before our eyes. It's as if we are transported to another world, and another time. We can momentarily forget our normal everyday problems with the movie starts.
Before they could make movies, people would sit around and tell each other stories. Usually each tribe, or village, had it's resident story teller, who was gifted in the art of taking people into a temporary fantasy land with only his or her words. The power of simple stories to help people overcome the stresses of ordinary life is phenomenal.
If you look at many different stories from different cultures, and even from different times, you'll notice something really amazing. A lot of these stories have the same basic overall structure to them. They are usually centered around a character that starts of like a normal person, but has to go through a significant change. In the course of the story, the main character usually makes new friends, and learns how to defeat a new enemy.
This structure has been documented many times, probably most notable in Joseph Campbell's "The Power Of Myth." In this book he illustrated how many myths from many different cultures share some of the basic structural elements. It is great evidence that humans are much more similar than different.
Whether you are studying ancient mythology, or simply spending an afternoon at your local movie theater, never underestimate the power of the movie to entertain and give you guidance on some of life's most difficult challenges. - 40728
There is something magical that happens when the lights dim and the curtains open up. Something powerfully amazing that happens when the story unfolds on the screen right before our eyes. It's as if we are transported to another world, and another time. We can momentarily forget our normal everyday problems with the movie starts.
Before they could make movies, people would sit around and tell each other stories. Usually each tribe, or village, had it's resident story teller, who was gifted in the art of taking people into a temporary fantasy land with only his or her words. The power of simple stories to help people overcome the stresses of ordinary life is phenomenal.
If you look at many different stories from different cultures, and even from different times, you'll notice something really amazing. A lot of these stories have the same basic overall structure to them. They are usually centered around a character that starts of like a normal person, but has to go through a significant change. In the course of the story, the main character usually makes new friends, and learns how to defeat a new enemy.
This structure has been documented many times, probably most notable in Joseph Campbell's "The Power Of Myth." In this book he illustrated how many myths from many different cultures share some of the basic structural elements. It is great evidence that humans are much more similar than different.
Whether you are studying ancient mythology, or simply spending an afternoon at your local movie theater, never underestimate the power of the movie to entertain and give you guidance on some of life's most difficult challenges. - 40728
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