A few days ago, after a long time, I found some time and was in the mood to watch a movie with my partner. You see our daughter is 4 months old and in the last few months our daily life has changed drastically as well as the spare time we have left over... So I go in to do a search on the new movies of 2017 and I was shocked by the fact that in the first 30 that appeared, 20 (maybe even more) were horror movies.
I never liked horror movies, the so-called thrillers. It has nothing to do with fear and avoidance. I just never felt that a film of this kind had anything to offer me. Voluntarily seeing zombies, rippers, beheadings, chainsaw murderers, and the sickest things the human mind can hold is not appealing to me.
To be honest I can't understand how a person can do this to themselves. Of course I am not referring to movies where certain scenes will take place that will cause horror or even deaths. I'm referring to those movies where the trailer alone is enough to give you nightmares all night long. Surely the existence of these films fulfills some human needs, that's why the film industry makes them, and obviously those needs are many and massive for there to be such a large production of thrillers annually... And that's what scares me actually.
The given is the education of the public and young children and generations for a few decades now with infinite scenes of horror and violence through the cinema and at the same time through the television (and the internet now). And in the past there were killings and murders in the movies but they only showed the result and not all that blood splatter and gruesome details. It is also a given that this whole "horror culture" that has now become everyday for most has created an apathy towards these scenes. Combined with the resurgence of religious conflicts, it is constantly leading to increasing cases of public shootings, attacks on civilians and general brutal violence.
Too many people are addicted to horror movies. Experts attribute this strange relationship with horror movies to the animal instincts that humans have. Millions of years of evolution have carved deep into the DNA the fear of the dark, the instinct of the hunter and the feeling of survival. One thing experts cite about these films is their lack of realism. But although everyone knows that everything that happens in the movies is not realistic, the viewers somehow identify with the movie. The truth that has already been proven is that every moment the mind affects the body as is the opposite. That is, if we are afraid of something, this will lead to physical changes, an increase in pressure, tachycardia or even panic, depending on how much the self considers itself to be ready and has the capabilities to face the threat. And the result is the same whether we experience it in reality or whether it takes place inside our minds.
Adrenaline seekers may have a penchant for horror movies because their bodies interpret stress differently. Thus a movie that causes fear increases the heart rate and makes the body experience greater tension. The question here is: Why do you have to experience energy and vitality through fear and terror? Why would anyone do this to themselves?
What is definitely missing is an everyday life that fills people with joy, passion, adrenaline, play, adventure and thus produces all these necessary emotions. We can all we are in top condition all day, to truly live and experience these emotions in real life and not through a screen. It is enough to believe that the every person is a unique and unrepeatable miracle of nature and he deserves and can live a life full of strong emotions and evolve through them!
The next time someone is tempted to watch a horror movie, consider for a moment that in doing so they are probably fueling an entire industry that has nothing to offer humanity.
Alexios
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