Some people when watching drama, they feel something like certain emotion. Sometimes, the feeling and the emotion stays there for a very long time. That is what is called as emotional resonance or emotional attachment.
Maybe, you wonder how does that happen? Or why? Well, that’s a normal question. The reason why we feel some emotions while watching TV Show is very diverse. It may be based on your psychological condition, or your real life situation, or maybe it resonates you because you share the same story. Feeling curious? Let’s dive in.
Why Sometimes We Resonates with Certain Drama?
The main reason why sometimes certain TV show or drama leave us thinking and contemplating is because it is “connected”. Maybe the story is connected with our real life, or maybe the main character’s fate is similar to our condition. It is like you whisper in your heart “I’ve felt that way too”. That is the main reason why some drama is so called “moving”.
If we can breakdown, here are several reasons why some drama might move us.
Related Story
This is the big one, some drama might share same story with the real condition of your life right now. There are many various drama with diverse themes, and one of them maybe is similar with your life.
It’s like watching our own character living up through the drama. This feeling (watching ourselves) is sometimes more touching than living it up in real life. You see how you behave, how other people treated you, and deep in the heart, you might feel pity but in real life you try to be stronger for the sake of your loved ones. If the story is very similar to your real life story, the drama is likely to move you in some way.
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Related Character
If the story does not resonate you, maybe the character is very similar with how you live. We are talking about the behavior, how others treat you and vice versa, how you can help others, how the main character in the drama is depicted similar as your real life character. This connection is likely to make you resonate with the drama and make you feel touched.
Deep Emotional Bonds
We must have experienced love in our life, and that should affect how we receive the story that we received from drama. Some people loved their partner so deeply, or their parents or their kids, that’s what is called by deep emotional bonds.
If the story in the drama we watched is representing deep emotional bonds, we often resonates with it and realized it or not, our mind will be affected by the story of the drama. That’s also how the drama moves our heart eventually.
Pain from Losing Loved Ones
Some people have lost their loved ones, and some scene and part of the story in the drama often represent it. When we watch it, it feels like we are connected with the story, because we share the same pain, the same experience of losing the loved ones, that’s how the drama moves our heart.
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Chinese Drama that Takes You on an Emotional Journey
Go Ahead (Chinese Drama) is an example of Drama that maybe will move your heart. This story follows three children, two boys and one girl, who grow up together in one house, even though they are not related by blood. Each of them has a sad family story:
- One’s mother passed away.
- Another was left by both parents.
- The third has a cold and strict father.
Even though their real families hurt them, they create a new kind of family together. As they grow up, they face problems like heartbreak, misunderstandings, and mental health struggles.
But through it all, they support each other. Viewers feel warm and touched because the story shows how love and care don’t always come from blood ties, they can come from people who choose to stay with us.