It's interesting to think of Montage in Cinema and how we, as humans, perceive things. I think the most important point of this is that we all see things differently, simply based on our experiences and make up. There were several lines of text that solidified these points for me.
"Six people standing in a circle around a stature see the statue, but not the whole statue, only what they can see from where they are standing." I believe this point to be true not only when studying semiotics in cinema, but in all works of art and subject matter. Each person is built differently, has different cultural and education backgrounds, and as a result we all perceive the world in different ways. It's a very interesting concept that can be explored at length.
"It behaves as a kind of living organism which had a feedback channel to the reader and thereby instructs him." I like the idea of "living organism". Essentially, all art is living and constantly changing. While a peice of art from the 17th century may carry the same meaning as intended in that time, hundreds of years later the meaning may have changed or altered. Not because the piece of art changed, but because our ideas and perceptions have changed based on society and education. As our society evolves, so does a static piece of artwork. This thought is amazing to me, and also very hopeful.
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