subject: Dvd Rental For Dreamers [print this page] This article has two parts, as its subject demands. The first is how the permanently dreamy can get the best out of a DVD rental service and the second is a quick guide to the films they should watch once they've got it.
What does this article mean by a dreamer? You would know the type if you saw them: head in the clouds, distracted look on their face, always looking away slightly or not quite of this earth are all terms which could profitably describe such people.
The main barrier to this people in getting on board with DVD rental, then, is their natural disposition which tends to rebel against solid things such as prices and the modern distractions of website recommendations, film lists and other hallmarks of popular culture.
They're also fairly unlikely to go for the thoroughly modern delights of game rental services.
So how can such people take advantage of DVD rental and why would they want to?
Let's start with the why. Films are perfect for those who live in their own dream world - there's no human interaction required and they can fully indulge their idle fantasies.
In fact, it could profitably be argued, though its not an argument for here, that the dreamy and the cinema are made for one another.
Witness, for example, the appropriately named film 'The Dreamers' a tale about three young people off in their own world who also, not coincidentally, are cinephiles.
Likewise, in 'The Science of Sleep' - a film about dreaming and sleep whose characters are just as away with the fairies - films and TV invade the dreams of the protagonist.
These films are just two examples of DVDs which could give succour to the perennially cloudy headed - there are many more.
'Ghost World' is a good example of this type of genre - a film about two somewhat feckless and certainly dreamy teenagers very slowly coming of age, though barely maturing.
Another good example is 'Brazil' - a film directed by ex Monty Python member Terry Gilliam - in which a man dreams his way out of a dystopian future.
These films are available from large DVD rental sites such as Lovefilm, Blockbuster and from smaller companies such as Cinema Paradiso which is itself named after a film popular with dreamers.
Getting the films at home has the added bonus that dreamers don't need to be confronted by the plastic-coated nightmare that is the modern multiplex.
Avoiding playing ten pounds for popcorn is absolutely essential for continuing to dream, the price is well-known as a rude awakening.
