Horror is, by definition, a genre that really requires you to suspend belief and allow yourself to get "in the moment" of what's happening in a movie. For a lot of people that is really hard to do.
I can remember, when I was younger, seeing movies at the cinema after smoking pot and for whatever reason cannabis always gave me this innate ability to "see through" the movie and I would be totally turned off by everything they were trying to do and would see through the intent and everything - it was weird. But I can remember being high ruined a lot of movies for me. I don't smoke pot anymore but if I did I would never sit down and watch a movie because it would probably ruin the movie for me.
I have to imagine that whatever cannabis did to my brain chemistry to make me think that way, some people must just naturally "see through" special effects and dramatic tension to the point where they can't let go and just enjoy the movie for what it is in the moment. That being said, I think horror movies are kind of cheesy sometimes, but I still enjoy them. I recently saw The Nun in theaters and it was definitely a bit corny but I still loved watching it.
I can remember, when I was younger, seeing movies at the cinema after smoking pot and for whatever reason cannabis always gave me this innate ability to "see through" the movie and I would be totally turned off by everything they were trying to do and would see through the intent and everything - it was weird. But I can remember being high ruined a lot of movies for me. I don't smoke pot anymore but if I did I would never sit down and watch a movie because it would probably ruin the movie for me.
I have to imagine that whatever cannabis did to my brain chemistry to make me think that way, some people must just naturally "see through" special effects and dramatic tension to the point where they can't let go and just enjoy the movie for what it is in the moment. That being said, I think horror movies are kind of cheesy sometimes, but I still enjoy them. I recently saw The Nun in theaters and it was definitely a bit corny but I still loved watching it.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
