Drama, drama, drama.

nicole — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:52:08 +0000

How many kinds of drama can you think of? I can think of multiple kinds, kinds that have different meanings. Acting, ‘girl drama’, celebrity drama, overexaggeration, plays, etc. The thing is, I feel they all relate in some sort of way. I cannot exactly put my finger on it, but I notice that all the kinds of drama have this connection, a connection of acting, if that makes sense. I mean, when you fight with someone the way girls do (girl drama, see below!), you do not generally act. At the same time, you could be. So why do we call it ‘drama’? What’s the definition? I honestly do not feel like looking it up in a dictionary, not because I am lazy (which I am…) but because I have the determination to think and make up my own definition, while writing this. Maybe some thoughts will come to my mind, but only maybe. If drama means acting and playing a role that you do not usually.. or never play, then how is this ‘girl fighting’ drama? Is it something we do not usually do? Uh.. no. It’s so frequent, so consistent, but that’s not the point.Overexaggeration: it’s everywhere! I am almost 100% positive everyone has overexaggerated sometime in their life, whether it was changing a story or just plain.. lying. During plays, during presentations, is it always overexaggerated? I believe so, but not always. To get the point across, to get ANY point across, sometimes it is necessary to overexaggerate. With me, for example, I have stopped overexaggerating. I tell things like they are, nothing more. Why? I believe the question is more.. why not? Looking back, I’ve stopped talking. Not completely, but that way I don’t always find something to say. Leading to attention, does overexaggeration grab attention? Well, yeah! You wont find yourself watching a movie or reading a book about how Sally walks to the grocery store everyday for four months straight. (Pretty lame book, but still.) You need a twist, you need a HOOK to grab your reader’s or viewer’s attention. How about a drama presentation? If it is not somewhat overexaggerated, then it might be lame and boring.To be continued…

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Drama, drama, drama.