I watched the documentary “What Are
Dreams?: Nova” which basically explored everything that anyone has ever said
about dreams. At the beginning of the documentary, they present the argument of
whether dreams are the nonsensical byproduct of a sleeping brain or rather a
window into our unconscious mind. The main argument of the film is that, yes,
dreams are complicated, complex windows into our minds and much of what occurs
in our dreams has significance in our lives, one way or another. The
documentary shows how the dreams must have a purpose based on how they impact
our sleeping and waking lives, and explore why mother nature provided all of
these different factors that allow dreams to occur for us (paralysis, different
stages). The film grasps attention most largely at the beginning of the film by
having people of all ages speaking of some of the weirdest dreams they’ve had
in their lives, and sort of acting them out. This appeals to pretty much
everyone because we’ve all had those weird dreams that freak us out and we’ve
never really understood. They then ask questions that make you want to know the
answers to the questions about dreams that they answer later in the
documentary. The film appeals to logic by providing facts, statistics, various
tests that make logical sense to those watching. The film develops its argument
of dreams holding significance by walking through different areas of the brain
and different ways that dreams impact daily lives. The film even claims that nightmares,
which generally have an emotional impact on people, are significant in what they show and teach. I
am very convinced of the film’s argument. I have always found it hard to
believe that dreams hold no value, so it is interesting to see the various ways
that dreams have been proven to have purpose.
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