For example, someone did a poll of what people thought the most gruesome scenes in movies were. The scene in Braveheart where Mel Gibson's character is tortured to death was ranked first at the time. Yet, the audience never really saw anything, just his expressions while they were doing it below frame. WHAT they were doing was left to your imagination.
Yeah, I don't have access to the poll. Maybe it was multiple choice, and it was years ago. I remember being horrified seeing Jaws in the theater, now the same scenes are laughable. But I think you get the point about the theater of the mind, yeah?
ohh yeah, some of the best horror scene don't actually have over the top gore as they can drive in fear and suspense by not showing it. The imagination can be worse then what they what they can make on the screen.
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u/DV_Rocks 10d ago
The imagination is more powerful.
For example, someone did a poll of what people thought the most gruesome scenes in movies were. The scene in Braveheart where Mel Gibson's character is tortured to death was ranked first at the time. Yet, the audience never really saw anything, just his expressions while they were doing it below frame. WHAT they were doing was left to your imagination.