Facing Reality (1954)

Any film with this title has potential, and this one starts off promisingly -- with an unsettling scene of a teenage girl with a face on either side of her head. The narrator explains that she represents one of the "escape mechanisms" we use when we "refuse to face reality." We are then introduced to Michael Squires, a teenager who is "pinwheeling through life" and "darting away from reality through the escape hatches of his emotional being"(!). Michael is a writer (it figures) who gains attention by being a "negativist" and not facing "the hard realities of life." But Michael quickly sees the errors of his ways, and when he utters his final line of the film ("I guess I haven't been making good sense") we know he's well on his way to normalcy.

Producer: Knickerbocker Productions

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 1954
• Surrealism
• Psychology
• Escapism
• Rationalization

[seka1986]

@guzmancho No, schools nowadays don't deal in reality.

[HeresToPhilipWylie]

"The best place to get things on your mind is off! That may not be good English, but it makes good sense!" Um...no. No, it really doesn't.

[Esteelauders]

I love these shows! :D



[Solange4000]

Thanks shaggy for your uploads.. There're neat.. :) still good tips for modern times

[plentyofsoup]

Yes, let's learn to guard against defensive mechanisms! That makes total sense.

[dancingwithcalvin]

08:00 "'He would be perfectly happy' he says, 'if he never saw another girl as long as he lived'" I dont think hes a negativist, I think he might be suppressing homosexual urges..."

[wightbringer]

that mask is creepy! good holloween costume.

[guzmancho]

Do they show this kind of films at schools nowadays?