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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... night- mares . When millionaire businessman and amateur zoologist Mark Rutland ( Sean Connery ) tries to help her , one of the first things he does is interpret her dreams . Mistakenly convinced that her dreams mean noth- ing , Margaret ...
... night but a forlorn hope " ( Dee , 1984 , 25 ) . In the Middle Ages , the influential thirteenth century priest St. Thomas Aquinas also had opinions about dreams and their relationship to the Catholic Church . St. Thomas tried to ...
... . Heraclitus answers the age - old question of how we can wake up in the morning after a full night's sleep and still be tired : " Changing , it rests , " he writes ( Cohen , Curd 21 Chapter 2: Physiology of Sleeping and Dreaming.
... night , the eyes of sleeping subjects moved rapidly beneath closed lids , and when awakened during these rapid eye ... night . Four identifiable stages of sleep occur during ninety - minute sleep cycles , which repeat throughout the ...
... night ter- rors , moaning , and sleeptalking ( somniloquy ) . After about an hour of NREM sleep , the brain stem is activated by neurochemical changes that start sending impulses to higher brain regions , thus activating REM . " During ...
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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 |