Thursday, December 8, 2016

why we watch scary films?

From what Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) said, we are drawn to violent, scary, negative imagery or experiences to release pent up feeling of aggressive.

catharsis → We watch it so we can PURGE

Dolf Zillmann's Excitation-transfer theory → By experiencing negative and scary images, we intensify the positive feelings when the negative is removed.

CONCLUSION
We enjoy seeing evil vanquished! Which gives us relief and pleasure



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