Ways of seeing Review

The video "Ways of Seeing", is a 30 minute video narrated by John Berger. The video talks about how it is so much easier to see things now than it used to be. He explains that when it came to paintings, originally you could only see them if you went to the museum where it resided. Now with the internet, film, and other forms of sharing you can see any image at any time. Not only can everyone see these images, but they can see them at the same time. The video questions if everyone being able to see any icon makes the images less relevant. I thought it was an interesting video. I never lived in a time where you could not see any image that you wanted to, so I never thought about this. I guess being able to see anything when you want, could lower the value of the image. However, I think being able to see the original of something does have a special meaning. For example when I went to Paris, I was so excited to see the Mona Lisa, because of how people had built up. However, when I got there I was beyond disappointed. It was a small painting, that did not look so spectacular, and on the wall behind the painting there was a Mural that took up the entire wall, but no one found that interesting because it does not have the reputation that the Mona Lisa has.