Even as the scenery changed around me over the past 8 months, many things about me did not. My love for movies remains. In fact, sometimes film becomes a helpful tool of escapism when it’s just reached a point where I need to take a step back from the events swirling around and relax the brain.
There’s nothing like a combination of friend’s DVD collections, international HBO and in-flight entertainment to make a hell of strange viewing list. As I thought about it one day, I actually realized that the list of movies I’ve watched on this trip says quite a bit about where I’ve been, what I’ve been doing, what’s been available and what I’ve needed from my movie experiences. In general chronological order:
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Kung Fu Panda
Hairspray
The Last Mimsy
Goal
Goal 2
Slumdog Millionaire
Eagle Eye
The Office (British)
Leatherheads
About Schmidt
As it is in Heaven (Swedish)
Rope
North by Northwest
Valkyrie
Chariots of Fire
Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace
Die Hard 4
Kate and Leopold
Triple X
A Beautiful Mind
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Payback
Spiderman 3
The Illusionist
Wall-E
I could make conclusions out of this list that still amaze me. Like when I got sick in China and was so desperate for an English movie that I happily tuned in to a romantic comedy. I watched movies I swore to myself that I would never watch (Spiderman 3). I saw breakthrough movies that lifted me during a malaise in Taiwan and Hong Kong (As It Is In Heaven and Chariots of Fire). I did a double feature of Alfred Hitchcock and stood stubborn in my stance about watching Bollywood movies.
In terms of self-awareness, this ranks up there with my music playlist of the past 8 months. Hmm…but that’s a bit too big for here.
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Goal and Goal 2. how were these movies?
ps: glad to see you posting again.
Goal was okay. Predictable sports underdog story. Enough decent action and filming of Newcastle United to make it interesting.
Goal2 was more like a guilty pleasure. And more or less Beckham-worship, which eventually was despicable. Iker Casillas, however, did made a hilarious cameo. But, I'd never watch it again.
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