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Why do we like movies so much?

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tommystinks
Jun 09 2003
11:45 am

a friend of mine told me that most forms of pleasure in this world are in one way or another a form of relief. relief from the depravity of society, and relief from the daily stresses and discontent of our lives. weather its drug use, alcohol abuse, or zoning out in front of the television for hours at a time, mankind is searching for something to fill the space in their minds. movies are just the latest incarnation in a long history of such distractions.

…at least that’s what my friend thinks…