so i was wondering if anyone reacts to scary movies like i do... i always jump and get really "involved" in the film and it's very easy to manipulate me in this way i suppose. i think that's why i like comedies (romantic or otherwise) so much? i enjoy the emotional involvement... and the same goes for scary movies.. i like them a lot, and i was wondering if other cancers felt the same way? i'm the only one of my friends that gets like this. i can't decide if it's my sun or moon (pisces) that may be somewhat related to this.
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Sun, February 3, 2008 - 7:44 PMI hate scary movies. I already have an overactive imagination and delicate sensibilities to begin with.....LOL
If I wanted to deal with blood and gore and twisted situations, I would've become a doctor or someone in a medical or emergency related field. I don't find that stuff entertaining though. I understand people have a psychological connection and need to be afraid, but for me it isn't fun.
On top of everything else, I'm always afraid that people might get bizarre ideas and inspiration as to how to kill and torture other people from seeing certain movies. I'm worried some already twisted person will go see something that may actually be possible to pull off, and try it out on people. That shit fucks with me more than seeing the movie itself. -
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Sun, February 3, 2008 - 7:45 PMLike those Saw movies, I really hope no one gets ideas from that. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 9:07 AMWell thats great and all April but you're not a Cancer so you might not experience things the same way we do. From your description, you have a more cerebral reaction to them than a Cancer might.
Dee, my movie collection is made up entirely of romantic comedies and psycho thrillers. Whether I want to or not, I think I become as involved with those types of movies in the same way that you do which is why I find them so entertaining. I generally perfer romances over horrors because violence usually makes me cringe -even more so the older I get. Most of my friends can sit there and laugh their heads off at horror movies while Im clinging on to my seat for dear life.
For example, a group of my closest friends convinced me that the Blair Witch Project was real before I went to see it. And, because I was working 4 jobs at the time and pretty removed from pop culture, I completely believed them. They knew that and took advantage of it. I could barely walk at the end of the movie I was so frightened. Even though I could have rightfully removed them all from my buddy list, I wouldnt have wanted to see that movie any other way. It's a trip to experience that kind of intense emotion... even if your roommate delights in your horror as they randomly get up and face into the corner of a room later that evening. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 7:42 PMCopper,
I may be a Cancer and I may not like scary movies, but my reaction to them is still an emotional one...not just an intellectual one. As I said before, I'm very sensitive to watching certain things and I have a very active imagination, and I can react emotionally to those things, which is why I steer away from them.
I can already recreate horrible, graphic images and ideas or situations in my head, which is why I don't like to encourage those thoughts in myself.
I do love romantic comedies myself like you both mentioned. I prefer feel good movies or drama or psychological thrillers. To me, the world is already a dark and heavy place (my moon is in Cappy, so I see things in a more serious light), so I like my entertainment to be more upbeat and comical or light unless it's a very moving, emotional story.
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 8:39 PM"I can already recreate horrible, graphic images and ideas or situations in my head, which is why I don't like to encourage those thoughts in myself."
This is exactly what I meant about more cerebral. I didnt indicate that you were void of emotion or that any other sign wouldnt be affected by them. Cancers just have a different way of experiencing the world. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 8:54 PMCopper,
I know you weren't implying that or anything...that's not what I'm saying. The use of the word "cerebral" means use of intellect and logic vs. emotions and instinct, and my reason behind not being able to watch certain things is based off of fear, which is emotion and usually not a very intellectual or rational thought. It's more clouded in emotion and instinct than necessarily logic or reason. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 9:02 PMMany times, aren't always rational....like the kid who's afraid of a monster or Boogey man underneath his/her bed or closet. Those fears aren't rational, but to us they're real even if what we fear doesn't really exist. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 9:02 PMThat should say our fears aren't always rational.
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Tue, February 5, 2008 - 10:03 AMI believe I used the term correctly. I know what it means. You take the story lines and you think on them... twisting them around in your mind. Cancers tend to be more empaths than anything else. That is my point. The emotional thrill comes in feeling what we think the characters are feeling -good or bad.
Maybe if you confronted the darkness in yourself and made friends with it, you wouldnt be so afraid of the scary movies. -
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Tue, February 5, 2008 - 8:32 PM"You take the story lines and you think on them... twisting them around in your mind."
Because I'm empathetic as well, I'm able to move beyond a story line or particular situation, and feel or get engrossed with the characters as well, and I also pick up on the particular mood and feeling of how the story relates to people and the world in general. Because I am a sensitive person myself, I've tried to avoid watching things that may upset me.
I agree though that may be I do need to confront my own inner demons and make peace with them. I actually began in that direction recently, and while it's a difficult journey, it's also an inevitable one through life.
I accept that in order for there to be good in the world, there must be evil, and that both inspire or motivate the other in a way. -
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Tue, February 5, 2008 - 11:21 PM"I agree though that may be I do need to confront my own inner demons and make peace with them. I actually began in that direction recently, and while it's a difficult journey, it's also an inevitable one through life."
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Wed, February 6, 2008 - 5:50 PMThank you. I appreciate it. -
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Fri, February 8, 2008 - 5:22 PMMy bf is a cancer.. and its kinda funny but i always told him that i will never go to a scary movie because i just cant stand them (nightmares =*( ) and he always told me he LOVES them. Well- we go one day to see Pulse i think it was... omg he was so freaked out. Jumping, just so scared! it was so funny! Oh and we always watch Paranormal State and he gets so freaked out and paranoid. he's a little scaredy cat... and i thought i was bad. -
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Tue, February 12, 2008 - 9:57 PMScary videos count?
Scary videos -
www.youtube.com/results
Denial Stops Here -
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Sat, March 15, 2008 - 10:50 AMI love scary movies. Ranging from psycho killers to evil entities loose in the house. Favorite this far was probably the grudge - but it has to be watched in a dark room and lived into. A movie night should contain the feeling that you want too keep the feets ON the sofa.. incase something under it will try to bite them off.. or ripp you under there. But then nowdays i can basically watch anything and just be bored.
Blair witch was also good tought most people think it sucked. I liked the element left to the imagination.
Saw1 was cool.. kinda unexpected eneding x-D Freaking love his genious.
Exploring fears is healty.
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Mon, March 17, 2008 - 7:44 AMDefinitely do not like scary movies. My imagination is way to active and the movie will stay with me for eons afterwards. I jump VERY easily while watching these as well. A good psychological thriller isn't to bad, but none of the Chuckie or Jason type movies for me. Give me a good drama, or comedy anytime! -
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Wed, March 19, 2008 - 1:12 PMSomeday, i would like to sit in a dark room.. in a haunted house.. with a ghost that is notorious for beeing evil. All alone in there.. and whisper...
come forward.. bite me in the neck.. scratch me with your claws.. spirit, show me your worst... i think you are a wuss.
Just too see if i would break down.. go mad. Die from fear.. only to be found, all pale and gaping like something scared me to death.
And if i diddent, then i would dare to do anything in life. Fear is what keeps us all in check, therefore it,s important too face fears. By not doing so we will hide more and more into our shells. We will slowly loose our life to our fear.
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Thu, March 20, 2008 - 7:44 PMAbsolutely true. I get really involved in movies to the point of totally identifying with the characters and feeling their emotions and circumstances. I'll have friends say its only a movie and they can shake it off, but the images and colors stay with me for weeks. Sometimes I wonder why more Cancers aren't actors. I do not however like gore pictures. Saw, Hostel, etc forget it. But I like thrillers, mysteries, ghost stories, supernatural stories (I'm the one who physically jumps, etc) and of course comedies. And they can range from Arthouse to mainstream.
