It's really one of the best movies I've ever seen, and I feel like I'm drawn to the muse as a hoop on a magnet while watching it. I have to quote a whole lot of Plato here, I think basically the essence of the movie is here:
"On the other hand, take the one who thinks that with respect to any written utterance only as an entertainment, no utterance deserves serious attention, whether in verse or prose or any unquestioned and To explain those... He believes that words at their best can only be used as reminders of knowledge. He also believes that only words for understanding and learning - those really written into the soul about what is right, noble and good - can is clear, perfect, and deserving of solemn attention: such words should be called his own legitimate heirs—first he has found them in his own soul, then his descendants and brothers naturally grow in other souls among others (as long as they deserve it); as for others, he refuses. Such a man, Phaedrus, is, as you say, what you and I aspire to be!" - Plato, Phaedrus 278a So what is the difference between imitation through words and imitation through images? They can all be phantoms in a cave, or they can be a way to see the sun (truth). The question is how to use Logos or images, a ladder that can go up and down. So what is the difference between an artist and a philosopher?
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