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Post by london777 on Mar 12, 2017 15:27:04 GMT
As for why people go to see them and allow this kind of cynical and obvious manipulation work on them...well, since you describe your symptoms so vividly, maybe you can tell me. I assumed Jeffersoncody's post was satire. Surely no-one could post that with a straight face?Learn to recognize - and hate - cheap movie tricks to pull tears. I rarely encounter them in films I watch. I have developed a sixth sense to avoid saccharin crap. Avoiding Hollywood mainstream movies is a good start.I don't think such movies are more prevalent (as a percentage of all films made). Manipulation of the emotions has been rife since the early silents, and as movie-goers have become schooled in tropes over the decades a healthy seasoning of cynicism and black humor is more often added these days, especially in non-US films. |
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