Comments on: The Thin Line Between Fact and Fiction http://manas.tungare.name/blog/the-thin-line-between-fact-and-fiction/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pradeep Padala http://manas.tungare.name/blog/the-thin-line-between-fact-and-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-6491 Pradeep Padala Sun, 20 May 2007 19:29:22 +0000 http://www.manastungare.com/blog/2006/05/09/the-thin-line-between-fact-and-fiction/#comment-6491 The reason the movie created such an uproar is because it reaches much wider audience and easily influences people. Many people do not read books as often. I have reservations on mixing fact and fiction in a movie. Obviously, they should have the usual disclaimers but then movie experience is disturbed. This goes with news agencies as well. For example CNN and FoxNews always have some commentary either from the anchors or experts (supposedly) with any news item. They influence the people quite a bit. Should that be allowed ? If yes, how much is ok ? The reason the movie created such an uproar is because it reaches much wider audience and easily influences people. Many people do not read books as often. I have reservations on mixing fact and fiction in a movie. Obviously, they should have the usual disclaimers but then movie experience is disturbed.

This goes with news agencies as well. For example CNN and FoxNews always have some commentary either from the anchors or experts (supposedly) with any news item. They influence the people quite a bit. Should that be allowed ? If yes, how much is ok ?

]]> By: Antoine http://manas.tungare.name/blog/the-thin-line-between-fact-and-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Antoine Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:36:01 +0000 http://www.manastungare.com/blog/2006/05/09/the-thin-line-between-fact-and-fiction/#comment-76 Hi, Let me grab my keyboard to give you my feeling about your idea. This is no new idea, think about movies like [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/][b=the game][/b][/url], but it is worth thinking a bit about it. I think it is the responsibility of the guy who invents such an entertainment to also invent a border to it, and a clear way out. Have you noticed the whole mess about da vinci code? Even if people know that they are sitting in a cinema, they still believe, because they have so much comfort and ease in their life, that life has become "spicefree", no surprise, no adventure, after all no fun. Imagine if you start taking virtuality to the mass media... People will start wars on allegations... Nobody will be able to establish the truth again, even the artist... This is probably one of the pillar of the "entertainment society". As I see it, what you are suggesting is to create another reality which is unreal, that is not physically dangerous, but still thrilling... This clearly makes me shiver... I want my real life to be entertaining and strive to throw away all kind of bullshit tailored to make me spend my boring material life in an entertaining way! Hope this was not too long a comment.. Cheers Hi,
Let me grab my keyboard to give you my feeling about your idea.
This is no new idea, think about movies like [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/][b=the game][/b][/url], but it is worth thinking a bit about it.
I think it is the responsibility of the guy who invents such an entertainment to also invent a border to it, and a clear way out. Have you noticed the whole mess about da vinci code? Even if people know that they are sitting in a cinema, they still believe, because they have so much comfort and ease in their life, that life has become “spicefree”, no surprise, no adventure, after all no fun. Imagine if you start taking virtuality to the mass media… People will start wars on allegations… Nobody will be able to establish the truth again, even the artist…
This is probably one of the pillar of the “entertainment society”. As I see it, what you are suggesting is to create another reality which is unreal, that is not physically dangerous, but still thrilling…
This clearly makes me shiver… I want my real life to be entertaining and strive to throw away all kind of bullshit tailored to make me spend my boring material life in an entertaining way!
Hope this was not too long a comment..
Cheers

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