Guest guest Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Hi CJ, and , Well so far, I guess the jury's out as to whether disturbing images are even more disturbing to AS in general than to NT in general. Others? I can't suspend disbelief about a lot of stuff I see on TV or Film. My mind automatically flags up the inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and the poor production that makes them unintentionally hilarious in places. Sometimes when I'm watching a movie with my son, I can't seem to let it pass, and I blurt out, " well they can't do that! " My son will laugh and say, " Mom, suspend your disbelief, it's just a story. " But, I can't. The script writers know how to use Google, it's not that hard to make it at least *somewhat* plausible. But that's my AS talking I guess Some disaster movies are just terrible for that, LOL, but at least they don't leave me psychically wounded. Gratuitous violence, and I think we all know the difference between violence that is necessary to tell the story, and gratuitous violence, is another thing for me. My thought process goes like this: Someone thought up this stuff, and then made people act it out. Why? I liked the old psychological thrillers because they left some things to the audience's imagination. The viewer could connect in the dots, or leave it in the abstract. These are just my thoughts though, my way of processing stuff, and not intended to judge others. does have a point about PTSD, too. Some of our more autistic members like Sondra have reported that many images can be terrifying and triggering. Just seeing a news photo of some atrocity that occurred someplace in the world gives me nightmares. And I don't watch news on TV. - Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 > I can't suspend disbelief about a lot of stuff I see on TV or Film. > My mind automatically flags up the inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and the poor production that makes them unintentionally hilarious in places. Helen, we think alike on this . I have a very hard time suspending visual belief. I see very few movies, and almost no fiction TV, because of that -- plus, most noisy movie theaters, complete with sticky floors and artificially buttered popcorn, trigger my sensory sensitivities. On the other hand, I love science fiction (and some fantasy) *books*. For those, I can usually overlook scientific errors, if the story or characters are compelling. > does have a point about PTSD, too. Some of our more autistic members like Sondra have reported that many images can be terrifying and triggering. I have problems dealing with distorted human faces. Most doll faces bother me, clown make up always does, and ... ever see the trick where someone paints eyes on their chin and performs upside down? That gave me nightmares as a kid, and I still won't look at it today. --Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 > Helen > The way you feel about old psychological thrillers is the same way I feel about sex in movies. In the older movies you *knew* what those two were upto behind that door, but the exact details were left to your imagination, which is much more titillating than actually seeing the (director's version of the) details. > > ~ Exactly! I especially love those old black and white publicity stills with Gable and his various leading ladies. Even with the crude photographic equipment they had at that time, and the actors' more modest attire, whoaaaaa, now *that's* chemistry - Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Some of that modest attire wasn't actually all that modest, if you really look at it, but the sex appeal was all the greater for being so subtle. ~ "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."--Albert Camus Sent from my VZW BlackBerrySender: aspires-relationships Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:17:23 +0000To: <aspires-relationships >ReplyTo: aspires-relationships Subject: Re: Violent movies > Helen > The way you feel about old psychological thrillers is the same way I feel about sex in movies. In the older movies you *knew* what those two were upto behind that door, but the exact details were left to your imagination, which is much more titillating than actually seeing the (director's version of the) details.> > ~Exactly! I especially love those old black and white publicity stills with Gable and his various leading ladies. Even with the crude photographic equipment they had at that time, and the actors' more modest attire, whoaaaaa, now *that's* chemistry - Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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