marcos & wen zong's suspending disbelief
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SUSPENDINGSUSPENDING
DISBELIEFDISBELIEF
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Case Study: SuperheroesCase Study: Superheroes
– People and
characters are non-
existent
– They portray the
dreams of normal
people
– They are somewhat
the “perfect” human
– Cool and easy to
relate
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ReasonsReasons
• Supernatural abilities
make the stories
interesting
• Stories show that saving
a person in distress is
just very simple
• Heroes give us
inspiration
• Sometimes they show
an “imperfect life”
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ReasonsReasons
– Making us
temporarily
believe that they
exist
– Fictional worlds
are portrayed to
look exactly like
the real world
– To be a hero isa dream for
everyone
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“Everybody loves a hero. Peopleline up for them, cheer them,
scream their names. And
years later, they'll tell how theystood in the rain for hours justto get a glimpse of the one
who taught them how to holdon a second longer. I believethere's a hero in all of us, that
keeps us honest, gives usstrength, makes us noble, andfinally allows us to die with
pride, even though sometimeswe have to be steady, and giveup the thing we want the most.
Even our dreams.” May Parker
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Case Study: FantasyCase Study: Fantasy
• Always ends happily
with the protagonists
triumphant
• Magic andsupernatural forces
as plot
• Elements similar to
the real world
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ReasonsReasons
• Elements in the story
obey certain rules
• Portraying fantasy to be
very much like reality
• Happily ever after ending
• Yet, some rules are not
obeyed giving fantasy a
very supernatural look
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ReasonsReasons
• People feel apsychological bond tofiction
• Sometimes peoplepicture fantasies as agoal in real life
• We descend
ourselves to the levelof fiction and their stories
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Case Study: HorrorCase Study: Horror
• Stories with
supernatural beings
and occurrences
• Use vivid descriptionsof extreme violence or
shock
• Often made up but
brings about an
element of reality
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ReasonsReasons
• We react accordinglyto horrific scenes inmovies
• As if we are really inthe situation
• Fear symptoms canbe seen when a
person is in doubt of his safety
• Momentary-fear
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ReasonsReasons
• People easily slip into
participating
• People are no mere
“external observers”• Introspection
• People get
emotionally involvedin horror stories
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• Imagine watching a horror film without the
background music… How would it be?
• Music makes a whole lot of difference to
the space around us…
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Why do we believe in the non-Why do we believe in the non-
existent? Why do we suspendexistent? Why do we suspend
disbelief?disbelief?Because of one word… EXCITEMENT… There is a factor of Because of one word… EXCITEMENT… There is a factor of
excitement in superhero, fantasy and horror stories.excitement in superhero, fantasy and horror stories.
Excitement makes us want to believe in what we know asExcitement makes us want to believe in what we know as
the non-existent. It’s because of the feeling of beingthe non-existent. It’s because of the feeling of being
excited.excited.
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