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The imagination
of a person can change the world perspective about many topics by giving new ideas
that are different than what is happening in the real world. People use their
imagination to create a better reality in their head - an alternate reality that
is more desirable. On one hand, the imagination world can be seen as a positive,
however on the other hand it can be seen has a negative. According to the
website Big Question Online, when viewing a film, the audience may
connect to some of the characters in it, which is a positive experience, but if
something bad happens to that character the flip side will be how emotional the
audience can get because something unexpected has happened. This causes the
audience to feel upset about the scene because they could feel anger, disappointment,
heartbroken and sad. Therefore, the experience becomes a negative one.
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Chapter three in
the book As If by Saler was divided
into two parts. The first half talked about ironic imagination. What is ironic
about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was that he
wrote fiction, but did not understand the different between the real and non-real
world, since he believes in fairies. In fact, in 1920 he “published an article
in The Strand magazine affirming his belief in the existence of fairies” (pg.105).
In addition, fans of the rationalist detective Sherlock Holmes novels believed that
he was a real man and not a fictional character. According to the textbook, “The
wonderful irony of the situation is that at the same time that Conan Doyle was
criticized for claiming that fairies were real” (pg. 106).
The second half
of chapter three was about naïve believers. Those people are easy to influence
and convince. They are open minded and easily swayed because they are naïve.
These types of people might be a follower than a leader. Their personality will
accept new ideas and they are not going to question things. Young children are
included in this group because they are easy to influence. For example, it is
easy to convince a little kid that the Easter Bunny, Santa, and Tooth Fairy exist.
The suspension of disbelief is greater for kids than adults. This is because
the imagination picture in the kid’s mind it is not being filtered by logic.
When kids are watching a movie they become enchanted with the story. Also, teenagers
also can be included in this group as well. They think they know everything and
how the world works. Many teenagers have not experienced the outside world,
which makes them vulnerable and gullible, susceptible to danger. For example,
in today’s world teenagers think they have the power to change everything that
happens around them. The movies that they watch affect their view of the real
world. So, they use their imagination and believe that it is true and they are
able to do so.
Imagination can
be easily used for advertisement and the market to sell more products. When the
audience feels connected to a story and relate to some of the characters, it
makes what they are selling more popular. When people are watching a movie or
reading a book, they put themselves at the same spot as the character especially
if they like the character. The imagination is necessary to get into the story
deeply. For instance, as we get the picture that we want we are creating a
better world in our personal lives and that’s how we want the story to be in
reality. When we read a story, our imagination about it is our world and how we
perceive the story. Our imagination about a story is never the same as another
person’s. We can either put ourselves in the story or we can take the place of
one of the characters when we are imagining. The product that advertisement trying
to sell makes us use our minds and buy the story. Most of the time, they are
telling us that their product can make our lives better somehow. When we
imagine what they are telling us, we buy into the narrative and then buy the
product. Each of us wants to live a perfect life without worrying about numerous
things in real life. Using our imagination creates a perfect world for us. The advertisement
of films and books that in the market can be used for good if people we love
the storytelling that in it and will sell it in a smart way.
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| An example of the detective Sherlock Holmes https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sherlock-holmes-2009  |
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