Since the invention of film, we’ve seen an unimaginable shift in the nature of human perception — but what is film, really? In episode 59 of Overthink, Ellie and David dive into the nature of film. What distinguishes film from other art forms, like photography and theater? Do films depict reality as it is, or are films separate worlds in themselves? They dissect the ideology of the movie theater, human perceptions of montage over time and across cultures, the condition of the film spectator, and more!Works DiscussedBéla Balázs, “Theory of the Film”Jean-Louis Baudry, “Ideological Effects of the Basic Cinematographic Apparatus”Stanley Cavell, The World ViewedBernd Elzer & Martin Loiperdinger, “Lumiere’s Arrival of the Train: Cinema’s Founding Myth”Jean Epstein, “The Intelligence of a Machine”Marshall McLuhan, The Gutenberg GalaxySusan Sontag, “The Decay of Cinema”Susan Sontag, “Film and Theater”Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Support the showSubstack | overthinkpod.substack.com Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail | [email protected] | Overthink podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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