If I could be a film critic or someone who gets paid to watch movies, I'd be happy for the rest of my life! I LOVE movies and that is why I wouldn't mind pursuing a career in this field.
I like the idea that movies can express anything. It is an alternate reality that can move you emotionally and even mentally, and open your eyes to new ideas, exposing you to a different perspective on life. Movies are like any other art form; first and foremost it is about expression. It is a combination of creative ideas and technology to create the finished project that will captivate others. I have always found movie-making intriguing. My love for technology, animation, computers and the people who make it happen, is the reason I wake up with a smile on my face. I know, no matter what, today I will watch a movie, TV or an episode of a great series with joy in my heart, and my day will have been made and completed.
As I sit in the movie theatre, my eyes are dazzled and sort've hypnotised by the the explosions, car chases, fist fights, freaky-looking aliens, true love stories, hilarious jokes and sarcasm that are presented. I tend to grab the arm rests of my seat when it comes to really great movies because I'm so captivated by it, that I think I might just black out due to the overexposure of pure awesomeness. When I pay my R45, (R60 for 3D) to sit at the middle row of a movie theatre, I always look forward to these thrills and excitements that the movie will sure give me. The excitement from watching movies is so electrifying, that I would not even be aware of my popcorn or Creme Soda disappearing! But hey, no getting ideas, you thieves!
However, when picking a movie out of 5 possible great ones, I always tend to go for the Action genre. What is different about Action movies is that it makes me wanna scream out loud and run around like a crazy person. What can I say, it gets me :) Whether it's Shia Labeouf acting the hell outta TRANSFORMERS, Hugh Jackman making X-MEN what it is or Tom Cruise doing another one of those Impossible Missions, Action movies are just awesome! Not only do these movies give us a reason to leave the house, or rather give me a reason lol, it brings colour to my sometimes black and white life.
However, don't get me wrong, there are many different genres I like, and some movies are so great that putting them into a genre is simply impossible. Unless there is a genre like, "FLIPPEN AWESOME" that I don't know about. I don't have a favourite genre because I like all movies with soul and meaning. I despise the predictable and useless films that some directors feel the need to torture us with today. Films such as Step Up 3, Honey 2 and someone better stop me from going on to talk about Twilight. My word, I'd rather watch paint dry, which is very entertaining, so I've heard lol. But enough about the boring, let's move on to something with flavour.
I've tried creating a top 10 movie list, but do you know how hard that is to do?? I never end because there are so many great films out there. I've started with a list of great directors, and I'm getting somewhere on that, thank goodness. I always tend to make lists, for some odd and unknown reason. I have a new and awesome friend at college, who is actually a lecturer, but yeah, he is like my inspiration when it comes to knowledge of what's good and what's not. We have our differences like I know for a fact that Batman is thee greatest superhero and he is a Superman fan. Well, if Superman's death brought a tear to my eye, I too would be a fan lol. But hey I'll post that list up sometime, just for the fun of it and to bring some life into this blog :)Anyway, time to chuck. Need thy beauty sleep :) I kinda feel like a masala steak gatsby right now with a Spur bar-one milkshake on the side. Woah, that'll be like so0 yummy right now haha..
