I've been reading an interesting book on film by Colin McGinn, The Power of Movies: How Screen and Mind Interact. One part towards the end really jumped out at me, and I wanted to share it with my fellow film nerds.

A well-known screenwriter of my acquiaintance once remarked to me, in trying to express the particular power of cinema, that a good film "fucks you." It gets to your most private parts and gives you a good going over. Watching a movie is like having sex, with the movie as the dominant partner.

This is a very interesting theory, and I really agree with it. Later on, he points what happens when you see a truly bad film, and that's when it hit me. There are a few films that I've hated so much that it seemed to ruin my entire day. Makes sense, because film can be so intimate with its viewer, and when the experience is bad, it leaves you feeling violated and dirty.

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