How do we get entertainment, amusement or enjoyment from media? Anyone who would like to relax or to breathe some fresh air after a day’s work finds that there are various means that could be used for entertainment or enjoyment like the television, cinema, radio, magazines, newspapers, internet, etc. but normally TV, radio and cinema are the most common. Why? It is not simply because we feel relaxed when we watch a TV program or a film in a cinema but it is because we tend to identify ourselves with the persons and situations that we see in the television or in the cinema. This is the reason why many people love to watch soap operas because they present stories of concrete experiences in life like the family, love story, married life, envy, work, etc. that people can easily identify with. They may not be real stories of real persons but people find contentment and enjoyment in watching these kinds of programs because they somehow can communicate with what is being presented or conveyed in what they are watching since they share the same experiences, situations and even emotions.
Enjoyment, amusement and entertainment are not bad at all and very useful as long as we know how to use them properly. I think one factor that causes “burn-out” is that we never find time to have enjoyment for ourselves at least once in a while if not every time and media is just around the corner to help us out. ®
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