reason why i believe motion picture is the greatest form of visual art there is is due to one primary reason: the existence of the specific type of surrender one gives into, whether conscious of it or not, when taking in motion picture content. and the vessel for such, the cinema, i believe to hold an inherent magic between its four walls, the screen, and its audience to exclusively experience such.

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now, i’m not going to be ignorant and say that no other forms of visual media can induce a trance-like surrender when experiencing it. of course this surrender can occur when visiting a museum and seeing a painting, sculpture, still photograph, etc. that you resonate with. this surrender is a specific feeling; closely resembling that of alignment with a subjectively true purpose, and/or a feeling that provides a tremendous amount of furthered understanding to your own unique life experiences and worldview. but cinema is slightly different in how it conveys this. with motion picture, twenty-four still frames are sped up consecutively to be shown in one second intervals to tell stories and craft narratives. it is an art form that quite literally mimics real-life down to the very ..................