Cinematic Representation Of Memory In Film
Displaying memory in its purest form requires an element of deception so that reality can be legitimized and accepted by the audience. Cinema, at best complements and at worst obfuscates human memory. Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, and Jiang Wen offer a subtle and fascinating account of the cinematic representation of the problem of memory.
Since the inception of the camera, filmmakers have evolved motion pictures into not simply a reflection but a crucial indicator of human experience, especially our experience of fleeting time and of the current moment. It could be argued that all narrative representation is, in some way, a flashback. The stories created by filmmakers, whether illusory or realistic, are ultimately a recounting of events, recorded
Since the inception of the camera, filmmakers have evolved motion pictures into not simply a reflection but a crucial indicator of human experience, especially our experience of fleeting time and of the current moment. It could be argued that all narrative representation is, in some way, a flashback. The stories created by filmmakers, whether illusory or realistic, are ultimately a recounting of events, recorded