From VICE · Ashley Fike · · 50s
Cinema Hypnotizes for First Movie Watch
A Dutch cinema uses hypnosis to let fans relive their favorite movie as if seeing it for the first time.
In brief
A Dutch cinema uses hypnosis to let fans relive their favorite movie as if seeing it for the first time. Pathé's Netherlands theater tests hypnosis on 30 movie fans to reexperience a film as their first viewing. Originally reported by VICE.
Pathé Hypnosis Experiment
A Dutch cinema chain tests hypnosis on 30 movie fans to relive a film as their first viewing.
“Who wouldn’t want to see their favorite film again for the very first time?”
Hypnosis Sessions and Movie Choice
Participants get online hypnosis sessions followed by a pre-screening session, with Pathé choosing from four films based on preferences.
Movie Selection Process
Pathé will pick one of four films: The Matrix, Se7en, La La Land, or Interstellar, based on participants’ preferences.
Hypnosis Research Background
A 2008 study showed some people recall fewer details after hypnosis but can remember when prompted.
The big picture
Pathé's Netherlands theater tests hypnosis on 30 movie fans to reexperience a film as their first viewing.
