Effects of Hyperreality...

The term hyperreality is defined as the "inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. Hyperreality redefines reality. It changes waht we view as "real." The most widely used example is the power that the media has to radically shape and filter situations and experiences and depict an entirely different message. Things that are "Hyper-real" are things we have come up with. We use words to express thing, when in reality words are nothing...we live in Hyper-reality. Movies depict love as a moment where a guy and a girl have fallen in love and, typically, they kiss in front of a sunset scene, with violins and cellos playing in the background. When was the last time you were making out with someone and random classical theme music errupted from nowhere? Right, never. But when you think about a perfect date, you tend to picture something along the lines of a beach, at sunset, with that same classical theme music, and the whole scene fades to black. Life isn't what is depcted in most movies. You eliminate reality when you cram someone's life into 2 hours of filmography and theme music. You make life into Hyperreality, because you tell a "story." When in reality you've not begun to scratch the surface of the story. Movies and other sources of media are a clip of a story. Life goes on for the characters after the screen fades to black...you're just left in the dark (pun intended).

Basically, Hyperreality has had a tremendous effect on society. It has altered everything we think about, and forced us into a fake existence...

MJ,
I'm glad you assigned this. I know it was supposed to be punishment cause some of our classmates are "DB's" but I thoroughly enjoyed reading about this, and I'm very opinionated on this topic...this is actually the basis for the book I'm writing, so it helped alot.

-KC