tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5340837738060068938..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: The Uncanny ValleyJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56524674890514291522010-12-07T01:34:10.402-05:002010-12-07T01:34:10.402-05:00That's very interesting. Someone else blogged ...That's very interesting. Someone else blogged recently about how desensitized we are becoming because TV and the movies have gone so full-frontal. I've seen more devastating things on CSI than I saw working in an emergency room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-79770773087871300272010-12-01T13:38:15.604-05:002010-12-01T13:38:15.604-05:00Sharon wrote: " seeing Merrick’s deformities ...Sharon wrote: " seeing Merrick’s deformities for a longer period would have detracted from the audience’s ability to be sympathetic to the character."<br /><br />Another aspect: long exposure can desensitize the audience to the horror, and if the horror's the point, you don't want to do that. My trial practice prof in law school described a case with a woman who was badly Leslie Budewitzhttp://www.LawandFiction.comnoreply@blogger.com