AAgh! Sorry about that incomplete post. I was interested in whether anyone
who uses movies in class would find the Blair Witch Project useful. I was
not impressed with the movie, but students have told me I should use it in
class. Perhaps it would be useful in a discussion of fear and the
psychological ploys used in the movie? I just think that there are others
that could do the job just as well or better and also have a more developed
story. I like the attempt at realism. At one point one of the characters
picks up the videocamera and remarks about how it distorts the reality they
are actually living. Perhaps that could be used as a take-off to discuss
how experience itself is already a product of selective attention and
preconscious organization? I thought the movie should have remained a
documentary on the general plight of poorly educated generation Xers who do
not know the outdoors. Hmmm, is there a parallel here with the young
Kennedy journey? Some thoughts for those of us considering movie discussion
in class. Cheers, Gary
Gerald (Gary) L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
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1-517-790-4491
