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Originally Posted by Janszoon
It's really not that hard to follow, but let me break it down for you: - Sadness is a negative emotion.
- Some movies are sad.
- Some of these sad movies are good movies.
- Therefore it is obviously possible for a movie to evoke a negative emotion while still being a good movie.
Now let's apply the same logic to depressing music: - Depression is a negative emotion.
- Some music is depressing.
- Some of this depressing music is good music.
- Therefore it is obviously possible for a piece of music to evoke a negative emotion while still being good music.
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But you've jumped to the conclusion that the sad movie has made the viewer depressed. Because of it's content.
If this is the case, then that person must be rather unstable - to have his or her entire frame of mind chanegd by a movie.
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How would that make sense? As I’ve said before, you’re confusing content with artistic quality. They aren’t the same thing. To pick an example from literature: The content of Lord of the Flies is depressing and disturbing, but the artistic quality of the book is excellent. It’s a good book because it expresses what it expresses so well, but what it expresses is definitely quite depressing and disturbing.
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Right. But my problem is that people use the term "depressing music" as a detrimental term. Hinting that all music that is melanholic is bad. Because depression is bad.
I guess this is just a matter of opinion. Perhaps I am stronger mentally then. Because I've never listened to a song or watched a movie and then though how awful everything is.