A new take on our bio-cultural evolution explores how the "inner
theatre" of the brain and its "animal-human stages" are reflected
in and shaped by the mirror of cinema. Vampire, werewolf, and
ape-planet films are perennial favorites-perhaps because they speak
to something primal in human nature. This intriguing volume
examines such films in light of the latest developments in
neuroscience, revealing ways in which animal-human monster movies
reflect and affect what we naturally imagine in our minds.
Examining specific films as well as early cave images, the book
discusses how certain creatures on rock walls and movie screens
express animal-to-human evolution and the structures of our brains.
The book presents a new model of the human brain with its
theatrical, cinematic, and animal elements. It also develops a
theory of "rasa-catharsis" as the clarifying of emotions within and
between spectators of the stage or screen, drawing on Eastern and
Western aesthetics as well as current neuroscience. It focuses on
the "inner movie theater" of memories, dreams, and reality
representations, involving developmental stages, as well as the
"hall of mirrors," ape-egos, and body-swapping identifications
between human beings. Finally, the book shows how ironic twists
onscreen-especially of contradictory emotions-might evoke a
reappraisal of feelings, helping spectators to be more attentive to
their own impulses. Through this interdisciplinary study, scholars,
artists, and general readers will find a fresh way to understand
the potential for interactive mindfulness and yet cathartic
backfire between human brains-in cinema, in theater, and in daily
life. Creates a new model exploring the "inner theater" of human
reality perceptions, fantasies, memories, and dreams in relation to
art, ritual, everyday actions, and cultural events Employs
neuroscience research, evolutionary theory, and various performance
paradigms, drawing on what is known about the animal ancestry and
neural circuitry of the human brain to probe the framework of our
bio-cultural evolution Explains how the "emotion pictures" found in
prehistoric caves represent turning points in human awareness
Examines a wide range of beast-people films ranging from the 1931
Dracula to the Twilight series (2008-2012) and the 2014 Dawn of the
Planet of the Apes, showing how viewers connect to the films and
the potential positive and negative impacts they have
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