Is it normal to feel upset about movie deaths.

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I watched a movie the other day, where a young boy gets violently killed by a shark, he wasn't even a main character and had about 1 minute of screen time, but for some reason his death saddened me for about a day. I didn't feel anything like this for the other deaths, just the death of the innocent young boy, can anyone tell me why.. I know it's not normal.

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  • booper
    8 years ago

    Yeah. If you're getting emotionally invested in a fake person from a movie, that means you're watching a decent film. It's all part of the experience.

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    • jacksonmc1
      8 years ago

      Yeah the film was brilliant, but it's the fact that I got 'emotionally invested' in a character that wasn't even in the movie for a minute before they died.

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      • booper
        8 years ago

        True, but maybe the actor/special effects were really good at convincing you it was a real kid that died, ect. Which means decent film. Either that or you're a tad more empathetic than everyone else or just don't like the idea of kids dying.

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        • jacksonmc1
          8 years ago

          I think it's a bit of all 3 to be honest.. thanks for your help.

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  • snarkygirl
    8 years ago

    Jaws?
    Sure its normal just be glad you have feelings it means you're not a sociopath.

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    • jacksonmc1
      8 years ago

      Yeah the first Jaws, when the young boy gets eaten.

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      • snarkygirl
        8 years ago

        I found it a bit disturbing too.

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        • jacksonmc1
          8 years ago

          Never nice seeing a child die, whether it's in a non existent world or otherwise.

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