THE MEANS OF THE PHOTOPLAY We have now reached the point at which we can knot together all our threads, the psychological and the esthetic ones.

If we do so, we come to the true thesis of this whole book.

Our esthetic discussion showed us that it is the aim of art to isolate a significant part of our experience in such a way that it is separate from our practical life and is in complete agreement within itself.

Our esthetic satisfaction results from this inner agreement and harmony, but in order that we may feel such agreement of the parts we must enter with our own impulses into the will of every element, into the meaning of every line and color and form, every word and tone and note.

Only if everything is full of such inner movement can we really enjoy the harmonious cooeperation of the parts.