Im at the Window:A look at voyeurism in the cinema and society
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The article Story/Discourse: Notes on Two Kinds of Voyeurism by Christian Metz
- The spectator observing the exhibitionist: Not deriving pleasure
- The danger associated with voyeurism
- Conclusion
- Works cited
Abstract
We all carry certain expectations with us when we go see a film at the theater. We expect the room to be dark, though we make exceptions for the beam from the projector behind us, the track lights showing us to our seats. We expect quiet, hence the ads preceding the feature presentation that request everyone in the audience turn off cellular phones and refrain from whispering during the film. And of course, we expect to find a large, rectangular screen in front of us, where we expect to see enormous, bright images (even during moments of 'darkness') and hear the loud sounds of dialogue and ambient noise (even during moments of 'silence'). These things are all part of the experience of going to a film, and all contribute to us being transformed into voyeuristic spectators, observing another world apart from our own of quiet darkness
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