Thomas Haye

Ostranenie serves as a critical technique within formalist film theory by transforming ordinary elements into extraordinary experiences, prompting viewers to reevaluate their perceptions. By disrupting conventional narrative flows or visual styles, filmmakers can engage audiences in a more active viewing process. This technique is important because

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In every culture, the monsters were defeated, usually slain, by heroes whose courage reaffirmed the moral order. The creatures’ wickedness didn’t arise from trauma or poor life choices. Otherness alone was enough.

The first of the famous Buddhist ‘Four Noble Truths’ is that experience is defined by dukkha which means ‘suffering or ‘dissatisfaction’ in Sanskrit and Pali. The fact that we all know what it is to face adversity or ‘suffer’ in some way, not only unites us, but can also provide us with a desire to assist others in their own times of need.