Quote by Carl Gustav Jung

The cinema, like the detective story, enables us to experience without danger to ourselves all the excitements, passions, and fantasies which have to be repressed in a humanistic age.

The cinema, like the detective story, enables us to experien

Summary

This quote suggests that both cinema and detective stories provide an outlet for individuals to indulge in thrilling experiences, intense emotions, and imaginative fantasies that may not be readily expressed or accepted in a society that values humanism. By engaging with such forms of media, people can safely explore and unravel the darker or hidden aspects of their psyche without facing any real danger or consequences in reality. These art forms offer an escape and an opportunity to vicariously live through exhilarating adventures and suppressed desires that might exist in a person's subconscious.

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Film / Filmmaking / Movies

By Carl Gustav Jung

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