What’s somehow sad is that I can get caught up, emotionally involved, in a TV show much easier than I can real life. Well drawn characters, interesting story lines, and whole seasons of episodes go by too quickly. I guess I’ve always been amazed how that works—we can get caught up in make believe way easier than we can the life we are actually living on this earth.
I suppose it’s the power of story, it’s the ability of writers and producers and directors and actors being able to cut to the chase, to distill, to evoke recognition and resonance and emotion. They are remarkable and powerful media—TV and movies.
Escapism, yes. But sometimes a mirror reflecting our humanity, or inhumanity. We relate to the struggles, celebrate the victories, and are perhaps inspired or comforted along the way. Maybe even somehow changed, affected by what we’ve seen and heard to the point of vowing to live differently.
That might be giving too much credit to the entertainment industry. But stories well told leave their mark.
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