'Methods of Montage' Response

One of the most fascinating ideas Sergei Eisenstein brings up in 'Methods of Montage' is the one of both a film and its audience having separate "rhythms" that need to be maintained by the filmmaker. Speaking as someone with experience in music, this concept made perfect sense to me - we as humans have natural wavelengths that we operate in on a daily basis, and a change in these wavelengths can have huge impacts on our minds. The delicate balance between complacency and over-stimulation does have an impact on how we perceive ideas and media, and is something that I believe I should focus on more in the future with my film-making ideas. 

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