Posted by: wisdomtree on: March 10, 2008
article by Denise Mann
Proponents of cinema therapy say that, in addition to getting award nods, these and other movies can and will change the way we think, feel, and ultimately deal with life’s ups and downs. An increasing number of therapists prescribe movies to help their patients explore their psyches.
Read: the article posted available at
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/movie-therapy-using-movies-for-mental-health
October 13, 2008 at 12:52 pm
YEAH, MOVIES DO HAVE A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT, MOVIES ARE LIKE VOYEURISM IN ONE SENSE AS WE PEEP FROM THE SHADOWS IN TO ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE WHETHER ITS FANTASY, REAL LIFE PORTRAYAL, CLASSICAL DRAMA OR ANYTHING ELSE, SINCE THE MEDIUM SPEAKS AND BRINGS IN A MENTAL REMINDER, AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE HALLS STILL THE CHARACTERS AND STORIES LINGER, THATS HOW A SLOW BUT PERMANENT CHANGE CAN BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY MOVIES WHICH HAVE POTENT TO INFLUENCE ONES THOUGHTS. more to be continued ……, see its like a dream even though we clearly know its not true or real still we cling to it…..