Lecture VI
For today, we read out our Letters To The Past to the class. We learned and discovered things about our friends through the stories they had to tell. Busting open new wounds? Maybe.
Memories. They can be authentic. They can be planted by others. Memories can be made up. Most of us are not able to remember our lives when we were three years old. People whom are older than us may tell us of the things that we did when we were three years, yet we can’t truly verify their claims. So much so, we begin to form memories based on the images or tales that people tell us. In the end, we believe that it’s true. Perhaps it is time all of us do an embracing reality check?
When writing from memory, we should consider heightening the memory so that it becomes bigger. The two films, “Les Mistons” & “Sunat”, are built using someone else’s interpretation when they were young. Difference between these two films is that “Les Mistons” is about the first a child experiences love, where “Sunat” is the experience of circumcision by a young boy. These two experiences are built upon to create an interesting story that will engage the audience. Times, it is good to exaggerate the memory to a certain extent to create interest. That is not to say that it should be embellished to the point of being inane.
Quote Of The Day:
“A virginal heart has its own logic”
