Benefits of watching sad movies

Do you think watching movies with a "non-ending" ending will make people sad, then generate negative psychology? Scientists have the exact opposite conclusion.

On the Ohio State University website (USA), a summary of the work of the research team chaired by Dr. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, said after watching the bi movies (for example, Titanic) People will have positive reactions to themselves, relationships and life around them.

Watch movies with sad ending like Titanic has
can bring many benefits for the spirit? - (Photo: Reuters)

In his study, Dr. Knobloch-Westerwick and colleagues gave 361 students a movie Atonement, a film released in 2007, about two split lovers.

Before, during and after watching the film, students had to answer a series of questions for researchers to 'measure' their emotional and mental changes under the impact of film.

As a result, most viewers have responded positively.

Specifically, they have 'used' the film as an opportunity to reevaluate themselves, thereby changing themselves to become better people. They tend to pay more attention to others and have a higher sense of maintaining positive relationships.

This female scientist thinks that the relationship of love is often the biggest source of human inspiration. So, when people think more about the person they love, it means that people also feel happier. This explains why after watching movies about love tragedies, people often become happier.

According to the research team, their findings are consistent with previous psychological studies, that sad mood helps people think more.

'Tragedy in the movie does not make you tragic and collapse. On the contrary, you will feel stronger and as a result you will love more, happier , 'Ms. Knobloch-Westerwick concluded.