As humans, we are always surrounded by reality of work,
money and responsibilities that we want to be able to step away from this
feeling and go into a new world. We like to get our mind racing about different
scenarios because we know it the only way to live these scenes are through
books/movies. We relate to these stories because we want to live in these
fantasy worlds were happiness usually comes easy and we have powers that are
not found in real life. We hope that our lives could be more like these fantasy
worlds because it would be more enjoyable and entertaining. This happens
specifically when someone is not happy in their present life, so the only way
to be happy is through the fantasy world that the readers receives from the book.
They enjoy when the book is a narrative because for those hours they become
that character with those magic powers
and someone who is the hero in the story. We enjoy being put into those
situations because we know that magic and superpowers are not realistic. For
those few hours you are able to let your imagination run wild and be able to
let go from the world. Science fantasy is popular because it is incredible to
see what the possibilities are for the future from cars to technology. Granite
people in the 1980s said in the year 2000 we would be robots, living on anther planet
with flying cars. It is not always accurate but it makes your mind go wild and
think of the possibilities.
I'm not sure if happiness comes easy in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, but I get your point. It is more of adapting new strengths, powers or abilities. I can see this. I would want to be a part of the Star Wars Universe just so that I can use holograms and light sabers. I would also like to see the consumer goods; imagine something like the iPad 5000. It would be fascinating to experience something so distant.
ReplyDeleteI agree that sometimes we watch TV and read books to get lost in a world that is not our own. I often read at night before I go to sleep for exactly the reasons you described. At the end of the day when my mind is racing and I can't seem to block out all the troubles of the day, or in most cases the troubles that are waiting for me tomorrow, I lose myself in a book and only then can I settle down for the night.
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