subject: Loneliness Movies For The Solitary Soul [print this page] Loneliness has been a recurring theme in countless movies, yet it seems that we still cannot get enough. In fact, loneliness movies are some of the most popular cinematic releases to this day, and you can be sure that any movie that fits into the description will enjoy long lines and weeks of discussion on the Internet.
What is it about loneliness movies that make them so appealing? In order to explain that, it might be helpful to take a look at the key emotion that drives such movies: loneliness.
Loneliness is a sense or feeling of sadness, depression or dejection that comes from isolation or deprivation of human contact. Seems easy enough to understand, but there is actually a lot more to lonely than that. If you have ever had to go through the condition before-and nearly all of us have at some point in our lives-you might have an idea of the full depths of despair that the condition can put you through. When you are lonely, everything seems hopeless and insignificant, and you often feel compelled to shy away from the rest of the world, even if you know deep in your heart that it should be the last thing you should do.
Loneliness also tends to make us insecure and question our every thoughts and motives, and the overwhelmingly harsh picture we tend to paint of ourselves during these difficult periods usually causes us to retreat further into ourselves. This is a tragic scenario that can have numerous detrimental effects on our lives, and few people come out of it without any lasting mental and/or emotional trauma.
So what does all this have to do with loneliness movies? More specifically, why are so many of us drawn to them when a lighthearted Disney flick would perhaps be more beneficial? The thing about loneliness is that, although we tend to shy away from social contact, most sufferers would like nothing more than to reenter society as fully functioning and productive members. No one who is lonely wants to be alone for the rest of their lives, and there is often a yearning to get better and to cast way the shackles of loneliness for good.
Unfortunately, all this is easier said than done, and many people living in the shadow of loneliness cannot even take the first step out of their lonely existence. For some, loneliness movies then serve as a glimpse of how much better things can be if we only take that one crucial step toward the light. While we are generally helpless about how and where loneliness takes us and how we deal with it, watching about people who are just a little bit worse off than we are can provide a considerable measure of relief, and perhaps even hope for the future.
When we watch loneliness movies, we have the chance to see ourselves from an impartial vantage point. With the help of such movies, we can perhaps entertain hope that things will get better for us as well...just like the characters in the movie.
