Barthes’ piece of reading serves as an epiphany to me.
Watching a movie in a movie theatre makes me feel immersed, possibly due to the dark lighting and an almost ceremonious atmosphere, allowing me to better immerse myself in the massive projection on the screen. The technology inside also plays a significant role in ensuring a realistic and enjoyable experience, like 360 reality audio, 3D effects, or even 4D elements. To me, going to the cinema seems more thrilling than watching a film elsewhere. Maybe I have long been infatuated with the idea of watching it in the theatre, more than the actual content of the film itself. The theatre itself feels almost like a space made for film-watching, detaching one from reality, which is also why I often feel dizzy and dazed upon seeing the outside light when exiting a cinema as if I am still mentally with the film I just watched and not yet ready to let go of the experience. It made me ponder whether I have always been succumbing to the hypnotic element of the cinematic space itself.
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