Message Forum: Fake Tragedy

Fake Tragedy

Posted By: gabby, on host 198.237.17.10
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 14:19:54

Despite the prevailing notion that movies with sad endings are unquestionably good, and the more tragic they are the better they are, (except for bittersweet endings, which are even better yet provided they don't have a modern setting) I wonder sometimes whether catharsis is real. And I guess that someone here has thought about it decently and come to some sort of conclusion.

As for myself, tragedy doesn't feel like it's purging harmful emotions. It feels like it's producing them. Perhaps this helps to desensitize a person to sadness, which could, I suppose, be helpful later on.

gabby

Replies To This Message

Re: Cathartic Tragedy - Wolfspirit - Sat, 5/5/2001, 19:08:30
- Re: Cathartic History - Wolfspirit - Mon, 5/14/2001, 13:06:49
  - Re: Cathartic History - wintermute - Tue, 5/15/2001, 02:29:47
    - Re: Cathartic History - gabby - Tue, 5/15/2001, 13:48:30
      - Re: Cathartic History - wintermute - Wed, 5/16/2001, 01:50:13
      - Re: Cathartic History - Nyperold - Tue, 5/15/2001, 23:45:06
        
        Re: Catholic Christian History - Wolfspirit - Wed, 5/16/2001, 07:04:54
        
        Re: Catholic Christian History - Paul A. - Sat, 5/19/2001, 18:14:19
        
        Re: Catholic Christian History - Nyperold - Sat, 5/19/2001, 19:53:07
        
        Re: Early Church History - Mike, the penny-stamp man - Wed, 5/16/2001, 08:19:48
        
        Totally unrelated to 'Catholic Christian History' - Faux Pas - Wed, 5/16/2001, 07:22:04
        
        Re: Read the Medieval Sourcebook ;-) - Wolfspirit - Wed, 5/16/2001, 08:25:18
Re: Fake Tragedy - Jezzika - Tue, 5/1/2001, 21:28:29
- Re: Fake Tragedy - Quartz - Thu, 5/3/2001, 03:18:44
- Just looked up "catharsis" - Jezzika - Tue, 5/1/2001, 21:46:49
  - Re: Just looked up "catharsis" - Wolfspirit - Sat, 5/5/2001, 17:19:26
    - Re: Just looked up 'catharsis' - Wolfspirit - Sat, 5/12/2001, 18:57:21
      - Re: Just looked up 'catharsis' - Jezzika - Sat, 5/12/2001, 19:23:54
    - Re: Just looked up "catharsis" - Jezzika - Sat, 5/5/2001, 18:54:58
      - Re: Just looked up 'catharsis' - Wolfspirit - Sat, 5/5/2001, 21:09:38
        
        Re: Just looked up 'catharsis' - Jezzika - Sat, 5/5/2001, 22:18:57
        
        Re: Just looked up 'catharsis' - Wolfspirit - Sun, 5/6/2001, 04:12:57
        
        English class and catharsis - Gahalia - Sat, 5/5/2001, 23:34:36
        
        Re: Aristotle, catharsis & Intimidation - Wolfspirit - Mon, 5/14/2001, 10:18:16
        
        Re: Aristotle, catharsis & Intimidation - Don the Monkeyman - Mon, 5/14/2001, 11:07:02
        
        Re: Aristotle, catharsis & Intimidation - Wolfspirit - Mon, 5/14/2001, 13:03:45
  - Re: Just looked up "catharsis" - Howard - Wed, 5/2/2001, 10:08:43
Re: Fake Tragedy - Mike, the penny-stamp man - Tue, 5/1/2001, 16:15:04
- Re: Fake Tragedy - MissyClar - Tue, 5/1/2001, 18:00:21
  - Re: Fake Tragedy - Stephen - Tue, 5/1/2001, 18:04:31
    - Re: Fake Tragedy - Wolfspirit - Sat, 5/5/2001, 16:36:39
Re: Fake Tragedy - eric sleator - Tue, 5/1/2001, 15:35:29