response to how films can control our minds article

Movies actually do have the ability to 'control' ones mind....kind of. It depends on the skill of the director, for example, Alfred Hitchcock was notably great at it. One can study the brain of a viewer and see which scenes are the most engaging by looking at how much activity is going on in the brain at specific points. In theory, the director would be able to make their movie great completely by studying the viewers mind and fixing the boring parts.


Well it's official, directors can brainwash their viewers... Bring on the mass panic. I mean sure we've essentially been brainwashing people for years, (propaganda, etc.) but this is still a little unsettling. I love that we have the technology to study a person's brain and we're using it to see how engaging a movie is... Welcome to the future. Also, it's not like we would need to have someone view a movie and the movie would change itself, the director would view it and edit it where they needed to. I'm not sure If I like the whole idea about mind controlling people, but hey, if you're film makes money than do your thing.