What happened to Films

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Media and technologies are reprogramming the human brain, Changing how we think and live in significant ways. Nobody really knows how this will affect the future, and few seem to care. The tendency is to let it happen and go with the flow, despite warnings from some that all is not well. Nobody can stop progress. Still, it's fun to reflect on changes to see what might be lost.

Looking back to classic movies and comparing them with what we have today, we see many similarities. However, there are major differences. In particular, classic movies succeeded with few if any special effects. The camera focused more on faces and expressions, like in the movie Casablanca. Violent actions were seldom shown in gruesome(令人厌恶的 恐怖的) detail but were inferred(推断) from the situation. Storylines focused on character and personal dilemmas.(窘境) Much has left to the imagination. And of course, sex was hinted at, but never shown, except in seedy(肮脏的乌七八糟的) theaters.

Some of the best movies took place in a single location, such as a lifeboat(救生艇) or in a jury(陪审团) room. Would such movies draw an audience today? Those movies depended on writers who could build drama into the interactions between characters who had character. This required an interest in human psychology. It also required audiences to have a similar interest, who could empathize(有同感 共鸣) and be moved. Do those audience exist today?

Flash forward to the present. So many movies are filled with fast-moving special effects, explicit(明确的) violence, and lots of sex. We have become voyeurs(窥淫癖者), addicted to getting thrills through the experiences of others. Subtle(不易察觉的 微妙的) emotions? Psychological dilemmas? Or just plain (清楚的 直接的)escape! Of course, there have always been escape movies -  Bollywood movies with stars dancing in the streets. It's just the balance which has shifted. 

Classical music and jazz played for more than a few minutes. People concentrated and took time to enjoy and savor(鉴赏 欣赏) it. But now, immersed(沉浸于) in media, there is no time. Experiences are quick and shallow(肤浅的), measured by the number of likes, We flee into the noise, perhaps to escape from ourselves. 

What do you think? Or has it always been this way?

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What is the title of this article seems to imply?...Character is no longer valued.

How we violent actions dealt within classic movies....They were inferred in the situation.

To flee from something means...to run away from it.

If you have a tendency to do something, you... are likely to do it.

How does the article say many people get thrills?....We have become voyeurs(窥淫癖者), addicted to getting thrills through the experiences of others.

What's the author's descriptions of the action based movies?....So many movies are filled with fast-moving special effects, explicit violence, and lots of sex. 

Why dose the author believe people don't have time?...But now, immersed in media, there is no time.

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Classical music and jazz played for more than a few minutes. 

People concentrated and took time to enjoy and savor(鉴赏 欣赏) it.

 But now, immersed(沉浸于) in media, there is no time. 

Experiences are quick and shallow(肤浅的), measured by the number of likes.

We flee into the noise, perhaps to escape from ourselves. 

听 复述

Some of the best movies took place in a simple location, such as on a lifeboat or in a jury room.

It's just the balance which has shifted.

We flee into the noise, perhaps to escape from ourselves.