Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and ScienceMcFarland, 28 de jun. de 2010 - 209 páginas Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic and nature to meet a variety of artistic needs. For instance, an opening dream immediately establishes what a character is feeling; a later dream--or series of them--provides viewers with a glimpse of the climax, and a concluding dream ties up loose ends. (In real life, of course, dreams do not occur at such convenient times or serve such useful purposes.) This book explores why science is lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film and why audiences prefer this figurative truth of art over the literal truth of science. Part One discusses changes in form and considers the history of dream theory. Additionally, the physiology of sleeping and dreaming, dream structure, sleep deprivation, dreams under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and waking up, as depicted on film, are examined. Part Two investigates changes in content, and delves into the psychology of sleeping and dreaming, dream interpretation, altered states of consciousness, visions and prophecies, dreams as wish fulfillment, sex and death, nightmares, and reality versus illusion. The author uses theories by Freud, Jung, and current experts in her analyses of dream sequences and their use in film. |
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... 9. Altered States of Consciousness 82 10. Visions and Prophesies 92 11. Dreams as Wish Fulfillment 103 12. Dream Themes : Sex and Death 114 13. Nightmares 126 14. Dream Elements 138 15. Dream Symbols 16. Reality vs. vii.
... consciousness during sleep can turn to Jungian theory , existential psychology , Gestalt therapy , or modern neuro- logical theories of the dreaming process . Some neurological theories , in fact , can be used to argue that dreams have ...
... consciousness , and we witness a dream within a dream within a dream , stretching the limits of Coleridge's theory . Though not literally dreaming within a dream , Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride ( 1987 ) presents a similar situation ...
... consciousness , the deeper its mean- ing to the dreamer . Films use dreams as a figurative means of revealing the literal truth hidden deep within the dreamer . With the exception of altered states of consciousness such as flashbacks ...
... conscious reality and thereby teach us about who we are and what kind of lives we live . It may be hard to imagine the Dublin - born actor having much in common with the characters he has portrayed , including lawyers , priests ...
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Sleep Deprivation | 37 |
Dreams Under the Influence | 46 |
Waking Up | 54 |
Creative Differences Changes in Content | 65 |
Psychology of Sleeping and Dreaming | 67 |
Dream Themes Sex and Death | 114 |
Nightmares | 126 |
Dream Elements | 138 |
Dream Symbols | 147 |
Reality vs Illusion | 161 |
Conclusion | 178 |
Filmography | 181 |
Notes | 189 |
Dream Interpretation | 73 |
Altered States of Consciousness | 82 |
Visions and Prophesies | 92 |
Dreams as Wish Fulfillment | 103 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Index | 195 |