The Power Of Movies: How Screen And Mind Interact( Series - Vintage )

Providing a fascinating philosophical consideration of the allure of movies, McGinn examines how viewers connect on emotional and intellectual levels with the movies.

How is watching a movie similar to dreaming? What goes on in our minds when we become absorbed in a movie? How does looking " into" a movie screen allow us to experience the thoughts and feelings of a movie's characters? These and related questions are at the heart of "The Power of Movies, "a thoughtful, invigorating, and remarkably accessible book about a phenomenon seemingly beyond reach of our understanding. Colin McGinn- " an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream, " according to Steven Pinker- enhances our understanding of both movies and ourselves in this book of rare and refreshing insight.