What if.... What if your whole life was just a Movie set?

Actually, my friend and I has this thought in the 10th grade. And I just kinda recalled it, when she brought up our school days ( We're going out ). We hated school. Once during lunch, my friend and I sat down on the wall bordering our school. It was then that she asked me, "What if all of this generation lives were just movie sets? How could you possibly react, if some director of some sort turned up, yelled "CUT!!!!", whenever he thought we weren't doing well? What if our whole life until now was just a giant movie? What if even your own parents ( and everyone's else ) were actors, just to fulfill bringing us up while behind our back, they're getting their finances from the filming crew? And not just us. Every single one of our generation and the ones younger than us are all in the same pinch."

How would you react if it just happened? Denial? Acceptance?

We used to talk all the time with such hypothetical questions. And not just us, our whole 'group', if I may say. We thought it was fun thinking of 'what-if' situations. Our school really sucked. At a point, they actually put grills at the balconies making it seem like a jail.

And I'm sorry, but this is the first time I've posted a proper post. I'm not sure whether my friend's and my thoughts when we were through puberty counts as 'Serious Discussion'.

quite an out there theory but if that we're true, I really wouldn't care as long as they don't get in my way or I can notice them. If that director wants to pop out of nowhere and criticize how I live my everyday life, I'll punch him in the face and tell him to go direct somebody else's life, it's not like I wanted him to in the first place.

No, I don't think you quite understand. Basically, what I'm saying is that your so called 'life' would be fake and everything you do, everything you influence, is in script.

Hey, you know, that's what I believe. I'm not rejecting it or anything, but that's my faith.

HOWEVER

I DO believe that my life is already scripted, BUT I also believe that there are some points in my life where I can do some "improvisation". Well, even in the stage, movie, TV, concert, or anything, an improvisation is allowed, right? That improvisation is when I make my decision.

A simple example:
I am going to a college now. Whichever college I choose, that would be my future. My friend told me to go to Engineering, as they say I'm good in math. However, I feel like going to vet med is the best, as my father already owns a feed company. Thus, I enter the ved med faculty, and now my yearly income is about $2~3 million. Like a "branching" method in Visual Novels.

But, there are some things that cannot be changed as well, as "scripted" in my scenario, such as my time of death, time of birth, how will be my children in the future, etc.

Hmm... that's all I can think of for today.

Basically... what you're saying is if our lives were the same as Truman Burbank. Have you watched the film "The Truman Show"? It's good.

If I were put in the same situation as that, of course I'd strongly resist it. We all desire to live our life in our own way, on our own terms. If what you say happens to me, like everything that happens to me in a day is all in a script and everybody around me is an actor, I'd resist it and try to get away and live somewhere else.

Hmm... yeah, doubtful.

Unless every continent I've traveled to with my family has been staged, then nope, not buying it ;D

Yeah If my life was a movie I wouldn't be getting much at the box office sales.

This.

[font=verdana][color=green]Indeed. And I'd probably react the same way as him as well; try my damn hardest to fight out of the set and get the life I want, rather than the one I was scripted to have.

This is a very similar situation in the film The Adjustment Bureau.

Oh, well, that would suck. I don't really think you could call that a life, or at least a good life.

And I thought just posting a single word like this is not allowed in Serious Discussion forum, and it's coming from our Tegumi, renowned as the most strict moderator here in Fakku.

The purpose of the post, albeit simple, was to direct attention to a very relevant film regarding the subject which I felt should not be overlooked.

Is that so? Hmm, I dunno, I just felt that just posting a single word in SD section is considered as breaking the rule, no matter. Or maybe I don't read the rules better. Or maybe because you're a mod and I'm just a lowly member.

Hmmm, this whole thing sounds kind of like a stoner question (man). Wouldn't the "director" just be like god then, and everyone else is just in on the whole thing, also I think someone would have found out by now, but that just my opinion.

I need to watch that. If you guys say it's good, it must be.

OT: If I were placed in such a situation, I'd first make some demands after realizing that I could affect some huge things in my life. If I'm declined, then I'd resist and get out of there. No way I'm letting anyone other than myself or God control my life, let alone some sap with a cone megaphone.

The above is all hypothetical, of course.

I may not be on topic, but after reading the title of this thread, it made me think of the particular philosophy which goes along the lines of: "Are we dreaming right now and are our perceived dreams actually reality"?

Getting back on topic, it may not be a bad thing for our lives to be movie sets. All of us play the role of main characters and this particular line of thought may serve to provide us with confidence. The idea of shooting a scene again because something went wrong along the way sounds good too. :)

I'd be amused for sure. Since my responses and behaviors couldn't be scripted out, they'd have to alter the script based on my desires.

The flip side would be what they did in Truman Show. Manipulating events to alter probabilities of your choices. This is probably what horrifies people the most in this scenario.

Huh...a "retry/new take" option. I didn't think of that.

But what if you're just the actor who doesn't have any say in your "life"? What if the "directors" decide no retakes and you still get one shot at everything, to make "life" seem more authentic?

Actually, isn't that how reality works? For some things, we may be given more than 1 opportunity to prove ourselves, but for others, we either make or break. Similarly in the movies, the actors have to follow the script and the instructions of the director, although choices and leeway may be given to them at times.

Come to think of it, life does reflect a movie set, or should it be the other way round?

I think it's more of a movie set reflects life, but I see where you're getting at.