Blog #13: Movies!

So I tend to write much more than I probably should, but I just can't help it...



     Movies. Surely, every one of us has watched at least one movie in our lifetime. Many of us have our favorite movies. Some just like anything funny, others love the thrill of scary movies, and then there are those who just love a good 'ole western film. Movies can be categorized in many ways.
     When my friends come over for a "movie-night" we take the longest time deciding what movie to watch. Do we want to laugh until we cry so hard we end the night with sore abs? Or do we want to sob because Jake broke up with Annie and use up all of my lotion-infused tissues?
     There are just too many genres to choose from: comedy, drama, thriller, historic, mystery, animation, Sci-Fi, western, romance/"chick-flick", just to name a few. We can draw into each of these categories to create an even more intracate web of movies. In comedies and romantic films, they're are the movies that we all know the ending of- even if we have only seen a two minute trailer of, the ones where they want you to think she ends up with the boy but she ends up with the girl, and anything else that falls into an uplifting story. Dramas, can be divided into crime dramas, war, medical, and basically anything tragic or meant to be taken seriously.
     We can also divide movies by the way they were produced. There are the low budget, independent (indie) films, that usually just make it to film festivals. And then there are the big-shot, 300 million dollar budget movies that make their way around the globe and is on everyone's list of must-watch movies.
     To me, a good movie is just one that entertains me. I don't limit myself to just funny movies, although I find them enjoyable. I personally love thrillers. Not to be confused with scary movies (with wasps flooding out of a demon-child's mouth, or whatnot.) I love the movies that really make you think the whole time, the ones constantly trying to trick you by adding cool special effects, like the Prestige or Inception, for example. Now documentaries and scary slasher films are another story. I personally steer clear from documentaries, as many of them (or at least the ones I've watched) put me to sleep. Sometimes, rarely, do I reach for a scary movie. I occasionally watch them with friends, just to see if I can handle it, but if they are "based on a true story" I am usually out of the room before you even make the popcorn. I am a fan of almost any type of movie, and I think a good movie is one that captivates and interests the watcher.