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Cinema hypnosis and the meaning of movies
An essay titled 'Cinema hypnosis and the meaning of movies' argues that film works on viewers like a trance, drawing them into an altered state where meaning emerges from image, sound and rhythm rather than plot alone. It explores why audiences willingly surrender to the darkened theatre and what that absorptive experience reveals about how movies create meaning.
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