The viewer be disarmed
Does "The viewer is disarmed" mean "The viewer is completely absorbed"?
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The viewer is disarmed in the very first shot by a close-up of the child’s face, behind which floats a fugitive image of commercial city buildings.
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Yes, the writer is also saying that the movie creates an emotional tie between the image and the viewer. However, saying that the viewer is "absorbed" in the picture is not the main point being made. When the writer says "the viewer is disarmed," he means that the viewer's objectivity or skepticism has been removed or overcome (so the viewer cannot "defend" himself against the message of the picture).
- Yes, the writer is also saying that the movie creates an emotional tie between the image and the viewer.
- However, saying that the viewer is "absorbed" in the picture is not the main point being made.
- When the writer says "the viewer is disarmed," he means that the viewer's objectivity or skepticism has been removed or overcome (so the viewer cannot "defend" himself against the message of the picture).
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Yes, the writer is also saying that the movie creates an emotional tie between the image and the viewer. However, saying that the viewer is "absorbed" in the picture is not the main point being made. When the writer says "the viewer is disarmed," he means that the viewer's objectivity or skepticism has been removed or overcome (so the viewer cannot "defend" himself against the message
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