ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an introduction to film and emotion, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. The philosophy of film is a recent and developing field, and there are many aspects of film which are philosophically interesting. It seems to be a trivial truth that people who watch films become emotionally engaged. The question that interests people in this chapter is why is there such an emotional engagement. This is explained with the thought experiment with the film Rom-Com. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars, so they also think that they can be used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
