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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... meaning . Although not everyone remembers dreams , all people have them , and certainly all people are familiar with dream sequences in movies . In filmic dreams , action moves into the consciousness of a sleeping character who sees a ...
... meaning : her husband's life is in danger from a psychopath who lives in an orchard full of red apples . Later , however , ser- ial killer Vivian Thompson ( Robert Downey , Jr. ) takes great delight in cor- recting Claire's ...
The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science Leslie Halpern. Claire's dream is packed with meaning integral to the film's plot . Her dream also is packed with technical inaccuracies and physical impossibilities con- trary to recent ...
... meaning . From the great thinkers in ancient Greece through the early church fathers of the Middle Ages , dreams were viewed as divine gifts or messages from demons and devils . Five thousand years ago , the ancients practiced dream ...
... meaning of the stories and images in their dreams . In fact , in centuries past , societies invested dreams with even more power and importance than the experiences of their waking lives " ( Koch - Sheras and Lemley , 1995 , 24 ) ...
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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 |