It feels like it may be some transferred emotion via actor/ director of someone in real life who is undergoing similar turmoil. I am not forced to do it, so I plead with the Divine to carry it out.
Secondly, it feels that the gap between reality and fiction is dissolving and the truth/ light is prevailing everywhere. Fiction appears to be possibility and reality is its manifestation. The sender, receiver and signal all are dissolving into one, i.e., divine.ย Can you please elaborate and guide me regarding the same? Thanks.ย
The line between fact and fiction is indeed thin one. What we generally call as facts are what the senses report to us. But there is a whole world of thoughts, emotions, will and impulsions which act from behind and remain unseen. It is this hidden side of creation to which you respond and it is to this hidden side (where the forces of nature are working out what will eventually manifest in the physical) that you join and add your bit. It is a sign that your inner being is indirectly enlarging its field, preparing for a wider cosmic action. It is perfectly fine, even a good sign of a sensitive consciousness that is widening in sympathy with the suffering of mankind.ย
Of course later we learn that much of the misery and suffering that human beings experience is self-created due to the egocentric approach to life. We also discover that in God’s working, good often emerges out of evil, and the oppressed and fallen are often being prepared for a greater inner victory. But all this is naturally beyond the scope of the usual cinema, though some films have portrayed this deeper thought. In any case cinema, like life itself, deals largely with possibilities rather than reality. And when it tries to be realistic, it often fails miserably because it touches only the surface events and happenings. But in the cinema of our inner life we can rectify the error and take sides if we wish. The real use of cinema, apart from the artistic appraisal, is to understand the nature of things as they are presented in bold relief and brought near to us. There is often a deliberate exaggeration to draw our attention. One can therefore look at it more impersonally, appreciate the artistic side and other aspects, but remain inwardly detached, knowing that what is being presented is a very limited and partial view often biased by the director’s limited understanding.
ย This slightly inward distancing, even while enjoying it, allows for a deeper and more comprehensive understanding instead of what is being presented is a better way than identifying with the characters and the events as they are presented to us. A little stepping back is always very helpful in general in understanding the true nature of things and the truth behind appearances.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
