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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... human soul . The key to opening the locked doors of the mind and driving out those unreasonable devils is , of course , a dream , which comes near the end of the film . Even today , despite other creative tools and technological ...
... human discourse that we all share . It's a question of linking the big uni- verse of information ( ' the world ' ) with the small universe of information ( ' the mind ' ) . One feeds the other in a kind of endless loop . " 5 His films ...
... human or animal paral- ysis during REM sleep occurs as a result of evolution and it seems unrea- sonable to assume ... humanity " ( Melbourne and Hearne , 1997 , 19 ) . Still , as Dement , notes in his essay " A Sleep Researcher's ...
... human bio- logical adaptation , but dreams often play a significant role in the movies , and undergo their own ... humans and animals reap the physiological benefits of dream - related sleep cycles that include REM sleep and NREM sleep ...
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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 |