Goldilocks Aesthetics
James E. Cutting
Abstract
Much of aesthetics is based in psychological responses. Yet seldom have such responses—couched in empirically based psychological terms—played a central role in the discussion of movie aesthetics. Happily, Todd Berliner’s Hollywood Aesthetic: Pleasure in American Cinema does just that. This commentary discusses some history and some twists and turns behind Berliner’s analysis.
Topics & Concepts
AestheticsGoldilocks principlePleasureHollywoodMovie theaterArtPsychologyArt historyPhysicsNeuroscienceAstrobiologyAesthetic Perception and AnalysisVisual Culture and Art TheoryArt History and Market Analysis