Is suspension of disbelief the same thing as accepting something you know is wrong?

[homercles337]

If you're watching a show/movie/theatre/whatever and you see something that you know to be factually false, does this fall into the category of "suspension of disbelief?" If so, can you do it? Particularly when it is meant to be "high-brow" or factual? I will elaborate if folks request it.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: homercles337
If you're watching a show/movie/theatre/whatever and you see something that you know to be factually false, does this fall into the category of "suspension of disbelief?" If so, can you do it? Particularly when it is meant to be "high-brow" or factual? I will elaborate if folks request it.

In that context I would say no. Rather IMO it would be poor research or just bad movie making.

 

[mugs]

"Willing suspension of disbelief" and "factual" are mutually exclusive.

 

[Xyo II]

Willing suspension of disbelief is when you know something in a movie can/will not happen, but you accept that it has to be able to enjoy the movie.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: homercles337
If you're watching a show/movie/theatre/whatever and you see something that you know to be factually false, does this fall into the category of "suspension of disbelief?" If so, can you do it? Particularly when it is meant to be "high-brow" or factual? I will elaborate if folks request it.

In that context I would say no. Rather IMO it would be poor research or just bad movie making.

The latter, but in the sense that a movie (TV in this case) claims that science can do X when there no evidence what so ever for X. Worse yet, science can do X, but the "analysis" is wholistically misleading is only used to move the plot along. Im thinking that portryaing science in this light is wrong. As a scientist i felt insulted.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: mugs
"Willing suspension of disbelief" and "factual" are mutually exclusive.

Yea, what im thinking of is in the realm of "to hell with fact, we have a plot to move people!" (while making it look like nonfiction). But, im insulted because, as a scientist, i try to convey as much factual information to the people as possible. Then, along comes a piece of fiction (masqueraded as cutting-edge science) making preposterous claims. I feel like these trump truth and it makes me sad.