Description
Plato said that all art is mimetic by nature; art is an imitation of life. Some things in life are best not spoken but seen. What cannot be expressed in the real world is nuanced subtly in innuendos under the cloak of artistic licence. The eyes are the windows to the soul. Visual representations leave a longer lasting impression on the mind. Gazing into the abyss through the pupil, it is anybody's guess what actually goes on there. Cinema, the seventh form of art, may have the potential to awaken the sleeping giant within us to yonder beyond the outer and inner limits of our imaginations.Understanding its attraction, people have been using it as a magnet to serve their own needs. It had been used for propaganda as to spur nationalistic spirit in a nation under the yoke of colonialism. Rather than looking at these celluloid presentations as a form of escapism, one could acquire many a valuable lesson in these imaginary worlds of reel life. It may help us to cope with a reality too overwhelming to encounter. ISBN:9789671315316
