It's in the mountains :)

Watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and it makes me sad: All the awe-inspiring values of being courageous, noble, and selfless - I feel that a great many people are drawn to fantasy novels and movies because of these value systems - where there is always something happening that is recognized as larger and more important than the individual. Anyway, watching Harry Potter I become frustrated: I wish it was easier to remember these sentiments in real life. Sure, in the novels and films these values are usually so obvious because the world in question is in the midst or a major war or conflict - and I guess it is unfair to say that people don't possess these values - it is merely that when people become comfortable they seem not to use them; i.e in wealthier societies. Who knows what latent capabilities would emerge in the midst of a war or disaster. I am sure that people would find much in themselves that they never knew was there before. But that is exactly my point, that it shouldn't take a war, it shouldn't take a threat.  

Anyway, without moping on too much longer, I guess what I am trying to say is that I wish these values weren't something that people agreed on only when they're in a cinema: when the lights are out and the exit sign and candy wrappers are the only hints of a world beyond the screen. It's great in the cinema: everyone gasps at the same time, is outraged at the same characters. Strangers agree without having to speak to each other. 

The cinema is an abstract reality - and people pay for the experience of it, not merely for the film itself. That is why cinema has survived VHS and DVDs. But I wish people would remember what certain films can make us feel when the lights come back on and people are pushing to get back out of the cinema. When they are lining up at the supermarket and getting frustrated and impatient.

Maybe I am oversimplifying things. I don't know. I just wish it was easier to bring out the best in us.
 

Example: Neuschwanstein Castle - That sentiment I was trying to convey with this post: it's in this picture too, and in the mountains too :)


P.S I promise the next post will not be so morose :/