I just watched Don Juan De Marco (starring a younger Johnny Depp). What was really fascinating in the movie was how the central character (Don Juan) invented a reality around his fantasy, immersed himself in his reality, and even imposed his reality upon the world around him.
At the start of the movie, we see Don Juan dressed up in his "Zorro" costume. He walks into a restaurant, sits across a woman, and seduces her in short order. He is all spanish accent, intense eyes, low voice, and titillating touch. Watching him, it is no wonder the woman succumbs almost instantly.
Fast forward to the tail end of the movie. We see him dressed in a long sleeved T and blue jeans. He is talking to the judge where he freely confesses that he made up the character of Don Juan. Gone is the accent, gone are the frilly clothes. In their place, we have a teenager out of Phoenix AZ, speaking in a slightly midwestern accent, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, who fidgets and brushes his hair back nervously. We see him as he is - just another normal teenager, slightly awkward under scrutiny.
What's amazing here is that this teenager could confront and totally change himself and transform from a gawky teen into a smooth seducer.
I think it speaks volumes on how much our self image influence the reality that is constantly forming and reforming around us. With every thought, every gesture we make, we constantly shape our reality to be whatever we want.
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