Real Stories vs. Cinematic Representation
I discussed the questions posed in Essay #4 for my final paper. I chose to focus on the interpretation levels by both filmmakers and theorists and the audiences that are viewing the text. I reviewed the process of representation and what the advantages and disadvantages of a real story vs. a cinematic representation are. I find that within cinematic representations, we as an audience cannot directly connect what issues and ideas are being conveyed without knowing the motives of the author of the work. This leaves many issues and topics to the audience discretion through interpretation. We must know enough about ourselves to choose what is being represented correctly and what is just propaganda within a story. And finally, nothing is ever as real as the real thing; cinematically, theoretically, or otherwise.