Movies

It is weird to think about how many movies we hear about and keep in the back of our head to watch someday. I just recently started with an online rental program, and the idea of unlimited renting is still very novel. I can only have one out at a time, but I can return my online movies in store and get a free one right there, then have my next one shipped right away, so actually at times I will have two out at a time. Right now, I am going through some earlier influential films, like Citizen Kane and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I had already seen both of these in a film class but I thought it would be good to review and get some inspiration for my own project. I'm even considering finding another film class to take because the first one I took has stuck with me for so long. The ideas it gave me on how to tell stories are a large part of the inspiration to finally decide on an English major, with my emphasis being on writing classes. Without something to reignite that passion for creativity, I probably would have dropped out of school. I could have understood economics, (I had competed nationally in FBLA in high school) but I had no passion for it and didn't want to live my life dealing with it everyday. The idea of that was draining my will to live. Anyways, a person should live their life with passion. Care about people, let them hurt you if they must, but don't just accept life as it is and be unaffected. Smile sometimes, but only if you feel like it. If numbers are your thing, then be passionate and excel there. My thing is stories, in books, movies, video games, and any other medium that gets put in front of me. I want to be told stores, and I want to tell them. Right now, I feel like film.