People always ask me the reason for my fascination for
movies. Some even criticize/ridicule me for wasting my time talking about
movies and writing reviews about it. So, I felt that it is time to express what
it is really about movies that makes me so passionate and makes me want to talk
about it all the time.
Movie making is a multibillion dollar industry which rakes
in a lot of attention. It is a source of income for a lot of people and is
responsible for some serious money transactions, especially in the past decade.
However, my interest in this industry isn’t about the money. It is about how
the industry functions. If we have to make comparisons, it’s like any other
project which gets initiated, designed, developed, tested and deployed. The
only difference is – there are no variables to restrict you.
The art of storytelling has been around for centuries. Our
grandparents used to do it all the time when we weren’t able to sleep. Those
stories would churn our imagination, give us hope, give us confidence to know
that good always wins over evil; future is what we make of it based on the
choices which we have. I always felt that certain genres of movies helped evoke
the same sentiment in me as those stories. When Hulk smashes Loki to the
ground, when Batman outsmarts the Joker, when the Titans put aside racial
discrimination and score the perfect season, it gives me hope that good and
logic would always prevail. For those 2 hours, I am in a land where all the
real world nonsense and injustice is left behind and the perfect/just world
takes shape and progresses in front of me.
Heroism has always been something which mankind looks up to.
It gives a sense of comfort knowing that someone always is around to save the
day. Through movies, I sense the same comfort which heroes give. In fact some
movies try to convey that it is always the truth, the hero within each and
every individual would always prevail and save the day for yourself and the
millions who might be affected. This kind of comfort, the kind of confidence
makes me marvel at the way things are laid out in the imperfect world and gives
me the courage/inspiration to fight and overthrow all the imperfections that
are around me.
Life is cruel and it is unfair. Not everyone is born with a
silver spoon nor does everyone have a godfather or even that stroke of luck
which would make their life decent. For some people, things just don’t happen. In
such a depressing situation, in such a mundane lifestyle, you always need
something to thrill you, to bring a smile on your face. That’s what a weekend
at the movies does for me. It entertains me. It makes me laugh. It makes me
forget all nonsense that may be happening with my life at that point in time.
It saves me (for 2 hours at least).
Writing about something which you love and gives you a rush
is something which is a tricky thing to do. You have to keep a control over
your emotions and dish out things which are fair and logical while sharing your
opinions with the world. People have opinions on each other, politics, and
sports. I have an opinion on movies. Simple. People struggle to write 140
characters opinions. I manage to write whole 2 pages of it. Simple. Giving
opinions for something that I love is what liberates me. I can be belittled by
a few but I cannot give it up just because of those few. I know that there are
a lot of person who appreciate my opinion and that’s what I give. It is a sense
of discussion that comes to light when I write those words. It is my way of
communicating to the whole world what I think about what I love. Is it wrong to
do that? Is it wrong to convey that? Think about it.
