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Why do people seem to be obsessed with `stars`?

We Cannot Do Without Actors

Entering a marriage proposal to avoid deportation - this is the condition mimicked in The Proposal (2009 ) starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds . The situation the characters are in seems irrelevant to most of us , but the emotions poured out by the characters as they are about to lose each other are very typical . With all its magnificent lights and music , the film mirrors the dilemma of lovers as they try to hold on to the ones they love . Consequently , as human emotions are portrayed , the audience closely

relates to the actors themselves , and in a second , the audience and the actors become one . After seeing the movie , the audience suddenly becomes engrossed with the actors , and whether they admit it or not , their personal choices (clothing , makeup food , wine , etc ) are affected by what they see from the stars . In light of this , it is interesting to investigate why people become obsessed with actors , where in fact both of them are just humans

Jeremy Brett (as mentioned in Davies , 2002 ) offers an explanation to the seeming obsession of most fans to their favorite actors . According to him , Actors ennoble us . They provide the mirror , which is held up to nature to reveal the human beast in all its manifestations and all its dilemmas ' As actors portray the evil deeds that people do , like cheating on exams , taking our father 's car without permission , or bullying our classmates , we are confronted by the human beast ' within...

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