extra sense

Why do we seek to understand everything? Fine art, movies, poetry are not necessarily real life. They might be inspired, it's difficult not to be (especially if you believe that everything was already done is some way, shape or form). You don't have to understand everything to enjoy and to experience the art. We all have different ideas of what beauty is, we all perceive things differently and we all react differently to same experience (say you get burned and you scream, when I get burned I bite my lip, someone else might swear and curse- it's natural to have different reactions), so why do we all want to share the same reaction and the same understanding of everything 'arty'? Just like the magic that gets lost when it's explained so does the poem or the film or the painting. Certain things are best kept secret because then each one of us has a different view and it's magical in that sense. It's personal and original. Abstraction brings out a different feeling in us every time we look at it. It keeps it's enigma. It fascinates. And it stays fresh. You wouldn't normally read the same novel twice (especially if it has clear start, middle- with some action, rejection, forgiving and end which can be happy or not so happy), but you would enjoy hearing the same poem again or looking at the same painting. The same applies to movies. Multiple plots (or lack of them all together) brings something new to the viewer each time he sits to watch. But it's an art to get it done right.