Movies are for me the most efficient way of conveying a
story to a living being provided the language isn’t an issue. There are people
who prefer books but that’s only because they are confused by what is more
complete (a book) and what is more conceivable (an audio-visual presentation:
MOVIES).
Now coming to the point of this little piece of text-
Movies that I hunt for. The title has been fixed keeping a lot of things in
mind. I mean it could have been “Movies I like/love/enjoy” etc. But that would
have been delusional following the fact that I am capable of
liking/loving/enjoying a good movie and that a good movie is not bound by a
genre. For instance I am shaken by a film with horror (Sinister). I am
compelled to watch a movie of seductive nature (Wild Things). I eagerly await
any element of surprise in a story (Da Vinci Code). I envy beauty turned into
promising romance (The Notebook). I wish a heroic touch to all my real life
endeavors (All Super Hero stuff but particularly Batman). But these are movies
that I see either due to recommendations or just for the sake of watching one.
I most definitely not hunt for these in people’s hard drives and computers.
A young boy/man who is not typically attractive or
doesn’t put up that sort of an image. Someone who is passionate about unpopular
things or is constrained by discipline and complexes of increasing
complexities. Someone you might say is not mainstream hero material. My perfect
movie features that sort of a guy. If you’d have paid little attention, you should’ve
guessed it. I want myself to be the guy (not entirely what I want though).
Now this hero of ours needs a life. I like all the odds
stacked against him. And between his struggles to fight them all, someone needs
to observe his goodness and ability to stay immune from things. This someone
needs to fall quickly and firmly for our hero without him even trying (I know I
am reaching). And hopefully this someone be of opposite gender and optimally be
stunning! This little romance sequence hits me the most for reasons that I
don’t like to admit or share.
A comical touch to proceedings is welcomed. A light
toned movie where nothing of great importance such as the whole universe or
even worse- someone’s life is at stake (watch Bad Words and you’ll know what I
mean). I am not fan of the hero being victorious at everything he tries. More
insult he has to face, more I am with him taking a pledge to someday show the
world what we are made of. And finally, sacrificing for others fills me with a
satisfaction.
Don’t think I want all this for myself. I am too
self-conscious for it. This is just all I want in a movie.
Dan in real life: the movie I enjoyed the most so far
in my short and ignorant life.
