Movies more intense than real life?

[Sonoran Na'vi]

I think the bond formed to fictional characters have an essence of being strong because we are introduced to so much about the character in a relatively short amount of time. The audience gets to know the character rather intimately right away, while relationships in reality do not form at such a fast pace. Basically what Devourment and others have said.

Originally Posted by txen

Real life can be very very intense. As a society we try hard to eliminate it. I've seen people that I don't even know get shot by some freak and it has affected me to some degree almost every day since. It was such a terrible experience that I can't even really begin to convey it's essence in a post like this.

It's one thing to see violence on a TV show and another to see it in real life.

One thing about a movie is that we are manipulated into caring about the characters. We only see that which draws us in. The rest of what would be going on is dropped. They do it very well.

I agree. People who have witnessed or experienced traumatic events can suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I would also say that experiencing the death of people I know in reality (especially deaths of a violent nature) has had much more of an impact than deaths of characters in movies or shows.