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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| When we watch a movie, a TV show or a play, we know it's make-believe. The first thing we do as an audience is to suspend our disbelief. We buy into the story line. The actors, director, special effects people, and the rest of the crew do their part to help us believe their pretense. When we find ourselves thinking about fake-looking blood, or improbable outcomes, they have violated the suspension of the disbelief we granted them. When we admire a person's acting, or note that she's crying real tears, or think, "She's doing a great job", then the actor(s) have interrupted our involvement with their show. It took me a while to adjust in Avenue Q. There the actors interact and operate muppets openly. I had to get accustomed to the puppet operator being visible as an operator, but also appearing as an actor. Once I finally got caught up in it, it was enjoyable and very funny. But it was annoying for at least the first 20 minutes. Animal tricks may break that suspension of disbelief, but we usually allow for that and don't blame the actors. And when an actor or group of actors interact with the audience, we allow for that, too, for the fun of it. But for the most part, we want them to be believable and not over the top, not showing too much effort. |
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