An Analysis of Film Cognitive Aspect by Using Avicenna’s Perception Theory

The problem of “perception” is one of the important issue in the context of the relationship between art and knowledge. Film among the arts is unique, because of its specific features. Analysis and study on nature and quality of film perception is too important and can be used as context for other subjects like the cognitive impact of the film. Beside classical and contemporary film theory, there has grown up a third kind of film theory: cognitive film theory. This theory discuss about film perception. First, this research discusses definition and degrees of perception and its relation with tamathol in Avicenna’s psychology as philosophical base. Then, it searches issues of film perception like nature, what is represented, visual and auditory perception, time, place and motion perception and tamathol of film. This study shows that the perception in Avicenna’s philosophy has two meaning: the reception of a sensible form and tamathol. The essence of the film include photographic method, projection and motion. According to the type of film, the film perception begins with sensory perception and continues to rational perception. The combination of colored light and screen is what the audience sees. In the same way, he/she perceives time and space. There is a kind of motion in the movie and it’s not an illusion. This perspective shows that the identification is possible in certain circumstances. Also, tamathol as two-sided and lead to the truth perception is possible in movies. Paying attention to the director/active intellect’s role is key of understanding tamathol of film.