Movies

What makes a great movie? 

            Well i'd like to start off by saying that I really don't enjoy movies. If my friends say they want to watch a movie I yell at them. Why? Because if you're in a group of people that you care about why would you want to sit there in silence and watch other people have fun? Why not go out and do something fun? Socialize. Interact with each other. 

            But, when I have down time to myself, I have found myself enjoying a certain genre of movie. I usually like romances. I'm a secret sap. I love watching others fall in love. Usually a movie that I would consider enjoyable also includes a sad ending. In an article I read, it suggested that we enjoy movies that we can relate to. Well, I don't really love anyone, but I know someday I want to. So, I guess that's why I enjoy romances. A lot of movies I like also involve people being sick, or people making hard choices. Again, something i'm quite familiar with.

                                             Examples: 

If I Stay 
MOVIE TRAILER

(My all time favorite movie) 

"Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on." (IMDB)

“I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard.” 

― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

“I'm not choosing, but I'm running out of fight.” 

― Gayle Forman, If I Stay ...ugh this quote though.

“I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It’s okay 

if you have to leave us. It’s okay if you want to stop fighting.” 

― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

“I have a feeling that once you live through something like 

this, you become a little bit invincible.” 

― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

A Little Bit of Heaven 
TRAILER

"An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor." (IMDB)

Marley: "As I haven't found the right guy yet."
Vinnie: "Oh sh*t, who wouldn't want a girl like you?
You, are just afraid to let them in 
because if you do and they reject you
it is the worst than death."

Bride and Prejudice

 TRAILER

"Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice gets a Bollywood treatment." (IMDB)

Crazy, Stupid, Love 

TRAILER

"A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars." (IMDB)

These are the movies that I could watch a million times without getting bored. In the article we read, they also mentioned that in order to enjoy a move, characters that you felt a connection to were important. 

I totally agree with that! 

I love movies that show me something that I want. 

In If I Stay, the main character, Mia, has this amazing family that supports her in whatever she does. She falls in love and has a seemingly perfect life. 

A Little Bit of Heaven relates to me in a way that i'd rather not talk about. I love the fact that the movie ends the way it's supposed to. There is no magical cure. The movie is not considered happy or sad. No one really changes what they do because you're sick. Life continues on. Great lesson in there somewhere.

To be honest,  I like Bride and Prejudice just because Jane Austin always writes amazing love stories. Seeing the Indian version was really interesting. All of the colors and dancing makes for a fun watch. 

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a funny romantic comedy. I love this movie because it makes you happy, sad, and amused at the same time. It's just an epic love story that shows that no matter how bad things get, it can still end up okay in the end. Just because people don't end up the way you expected, that doesn't mean everything just ends.

Random Things That Bug The Hell Out of Me

1.) Going to the library before class to try to get homework done and realizing every single computer is taken. Then realizing that half the kids on the computers are playing games or scrolling through Facebook. 



2.) People who wear tall Nike sock with Vans shoes. Both brands cost exactly the same. SO WHY WOULD YOU NOT BRAND MATCH?! 


3.) New kids at work that don't listen to their older coworkers. For example: There's a new lady at work that calls for a mangers opinion about every 5 minutes. At my job, our bosses are anyone that has worked there longer than you. We do that so that we aren't constantly bugging our important managers with stupid little things. Anyway, so this dumb freaking lady had a question about coupons. She didn't ask me about it, but I overheard her. I turned around and told her the date on the coupons..and get this, she looks me strait in the eye and picks up our speaker phone and calls a manager over. (THIS BITCH) Our manger, who looks pissed, comes over and tells her exactly what I told her. That got me...that got me bad. 

4.) People who think only that their opinion is correct. Nothing is more irritating than a close minded person. 

5.) Rolling backpacks. I don't know why it bugs me..but it does. 
Okay, the one in my picture is actually pretty cool...but in general, they're gross. 



6.) People who classify themselves as 'bisexuals.' I believe in pansexuals. (In case you didn't know what that is, its someone who falls in love with a person no matter what their gender. They don't choose which gender they love, they just fall in love with who they fall in love with.) Anyways, I don't believe in bisexuals because I think it's a cowardly way of saying gay or strait. They don't want to choose what they are. YOU DON'T GET BOTH YOU GREEDY PEOPLE! Oh and if you're a 13 year old. and you think you're bisexual, you're probably not. Wait until you're about 20, then feel free to classify whatever you are. You're young, wait a bit to officially put yourself in a category. 




7.) People who think that the song "All About That Bass" is a skinny shaming song. Even if it is, get
the Hell over it. We have ONE song. ONE song about bigger girls being beautiful . There are about a million other song about how guys only want girls with slim waists. And you're skinny, you don't get to complain. 




8.) Guys who think that their opinion about abortion is the only one that matters. In retrospect, girls can feel that way, not boys. 




9.) People who don't respect the saying, "My Body, My Choice." This sort of covers a lot of things.





10.) CHILDREN ARE NOT THEIR PARENTS POSSESSIONS. I knew this 12 year old girl who cut off a few strands of her hair, and because of that, her mother cut off all of the girl's hair. She didn't speak to anyone for months. CHILDREN ARE NOT THEIR PARENTS POSSESSIONS! You do not own your children. You are responsible for them. You do not OWN them as human beings. You do not get to choose who they are or what they become. 










11.) Nicki Minaj...just in general.







12.) Vladimir Putin. What an asshole. 












13.) People who don't like something simply because it's popular. 
If you like it, then admit you like it. It's popular because it's good. I thought we were done with hipsters...but apparently not. 

Heart Like Yours

Pretty Things to Listen to 

^^Things to listen to at 1am when you're sad and you don't really know why.^^

                                                          "Heart Like Yours"

Breathe deep, breathe clear

Know that I'm here
Know that I'm here
Waitin'

Stay strong, stay gold
You don't have to fear
You don't have to fear
Waitin'

I'll see you soon
I'll see you soon

How could a heart like yours

Ever love a heart like mine?
How could I live before?
How could I have been so blind?

You opened up my eyes
You opened up my eyes

Sleep sound, sleep tight
Here in my mind
Here in my mind
Waitin'

Come close, my dear
You don't have to fear
You don't have to fear
Waitin'

I'll see you soon

I'll see you soon

How could a heart like yours
Ever love a heart like mine?
How could I live before?
How could I have been so blind?

You opened up my eyes
You opened up my eyes

Hold fast hope
All your love is all I've ever known

Hold fast hope
All your love is all I've ever known


How could a heart like yours
Ever love a heart like mine?
How could I live before?
How could I have been so blind?

You opened up my eyes
You opened up my eyes

You opened up my eyes
You opened up my eyes

If you listened to the link at the top, you would know that these are the lyrics to the song provided. 

This might actually be my favorite song at the moment. For me, that's a pretty big deal. Like every other young women, trying to decide on ANYTHING is a big deal. So, being able to say that this is my favorite song is a pretty big deal. 

The really amazing part about this song that it isn't actually a real song. It was created simply to fill space in a movie. But it turned out AMAZING! 

(I know I have already mentioned If I Stay..but I, again, encourage you to watch it) 

The lyrics are incredible. Especially if you know the meaning behind them. 

What I really love about songs, and music in general, is that you can interpret them in any way you want to. A song can mean one thing to someone, and something completely different to someone else. Isn't that just sort of an amazing thought? 

I think it is. 

Alright, that's all, just thought I'd share a thought. 

(and an incredible song)