Miro Jan Benedict G. Navarro
STS X2
2010-25812
"Dreaming - Cinema of
the Unconscious" Reaction Paper
Dreaming is something I find interesting and mysterious. It is something
that is difficult, if not impossible, to understand and analyze unlike physical
and life sciences like biology, physics, and mathematics. I noticed about
dreams is that they seem real to you even though you know that it is impossible
for it to happen. Also, it seems that the dream wants to convey a message to
you which is not
In
the documentary Dreaming - Cinema of the Unconscious, it explains how the
physical body reacts when a person is dreaming. The person dreaming is in a
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and his/her brain activity is equivalent to when
a person is awake. This means that the brain is processing information which
comes from virtual inputs and not from sensory input (e.g. sight, taste,
smell). It is also noted in the documentary that when we dream, the logic
center of the brain shuts off which is the reason why our dreams, even though
how bizarre, seem real to us. I think this implies that my dreams are times
when I process information that I disregarded during my waking hours. When I
learned about this, I tried to analyze my dreams to find out what information I
have discarded when I was awake the day before. This method sometimes works and
I was able to remember but most of the time it made no sense at all. Dreams are
really mysterious after all.
Another thing that the documentary described is that the motor control
part of the brain is turned off which in turn, paralyzes the body. I have
experienced this paralysis before and it was a scary experience. Most of the
time though, I wake up from a dream when I raise my right hand for it seems to
be my personal signal that it is time to end the dream and wake up. It is an
interesting thing I have discovered about myself.
The documentary also defines the concept of lucid dreaming. It is a way
to dream when you can control your dream and not just wandering in it. I find
this type of dreaming interesting but I have never experienced this type of
dreaming because if I knew during a dream that I am dreaming, I wake up.
Overall, the main thing that I have learned in this documentary is that
our brain is a very powerful thing that we all have. It can process, classify,
analyze and even create. This proves that we have unlimited potential because
of our brains. The documentary shows how beautiful our minds are and we should
appreciate what we have.
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