There are two reasons. Firstly, misery loves company. So, if you see someone in a movie or read about someone in a book who is going through something through which you have gone, you feel a little less alone. Secondly, it's the same reason people ride roller coasters or go to haunted houses. Life is pretty tame these days, and the body NEEDS to express emotoins, and if we have to fakeit to get it, so be it.
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