As for Barthes, R., he considered leaving the movie theater as “the most vulnerable of powers: healing”, this comment reminds me my last experience at the M+ cinema theatre. Before I even entered the cinema, I was healed by the nearby sea. Across the sea, on the shore, there are the very busy modern buildings of Hong Kong with beautiful lights and gorgeous colors. Here, however, the whole coast is very quiet and peaceful with large grassy areas and pale-yellow streetlights. Families and couples can be seen sitting on the shore chatting or camping on the grass. The sea seems to separate two different worlds, the busy and noisy city on one side and the relaxed world on the other. Getting into the cinema, the first thing you feel is soft lights. These lights are scattered on the ceilings or both sides of the wall, shooting down from different angles. Light and shadow dense together, leading people into a deeper spiritual world. As for the walls, they are mainly made of stone and dark wooden beams, giving the viewer a vintage and natural feeling. All these designs combined to offer viewers the most needed elements for hypnosis: relaxation.
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I almost feel like I am also in M+ Cinema when reading your writing. Very nice piece of response using personal experience to echo with Barthes’s description on the journey in the movie theatre. It would be great if you can emphasize more the importance of the interior architectural elements introduced by Barthes and how they were being utilized in your own experience.