In appreciating film perception, this article discusses the fact that there was a time when audience members watched movement and listened to sound, in which the new cinematic experience has transcended, resulting in the view becoming involved in the film. Instead of watching what the characters do, the audience members feel involved, and by doing so, they also realize how much of a viewer the characters are as well.
I am a horror film junkie, and after reading this article, I couldn't help but think of all the horror films I've watched that encompass this notion of not even the character having control of their lives. In these films (or the better ones at least) we often get the feeling of being trapped, and become emotionally invested in the characters well being; and as much as we'd like to change the course of what's about to happen, we can't, and neither can they...we have no control. The plots to some of these films are sometimes lacking, and not drama ridden, so that the viewer is not investing in the storyline, but rather being absorbed, taken over by this terrific horror of the vision, and sound itself.
"He shifts, runs and becomes animated in vain, the situation he is in outstrips his motor capacities on all sides, and makes him see and hear what is no longer subject to the rules of a response or an action.....He is prey to a vision, pursued by it or pursuing it, rather than engaged in an action."
Also, I could not agree more on the articles take on "cliche". Often, I feel that sometimes we settle for the cliche. We think "Oh, I've seen a scene like this before, I can predict what comes next", or especially in horror films, not delving further because we use certain visions, and sounds as ques for prediction. We don't look any further because they have a trademark sense about them, an unfortunate situation for the film-maker, no doubt.
.:Brittany Potts:.
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