Catharsis

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【書】淨化作用



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–noun

1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. 

2. Medicine/Medical. purgation. 

3. Psychiatry. 

a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. 

b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.  

 



　

But the film has no special insight into the psyches of either man, or into the broader issues of how to process profound loss or admit culpability for a heinous act. 



As pic offers scant emotional rewards or catharsis, 



it's hard to imagine auds flocking to this downbeat drama in any significant numbers.





　

In June, Shyamalan cited the film’s marketing—which exploited the "shocking twist" angle and neglected the comic book plot—along with the middling reviews that followed as the watershed moment when perceptions of his M.O. in Hollywood and with audiences soured. Though the film is still seen as a financial disappointment, it grossed $250 million worldwide, not to mention DVD sales. And if you read between the lines, 



I think he sees catharsis in making a widely-regarded successful sequel to Unbreakable. 



Shyamalan’s passion for the film, characters, and the universe he created won’t go away (and neither has its fans’, which includes us at Slashfilm). And in my mind, there’s the guy who made this film, and another who made everything else.





edification uplift

catharsis the purging or relieving of emotional tension[s]

feces

defecate to void [excrement] from the bowels through the [anus] 

incontinent 

constipation

Castigate