Warning: This post is a bit rambling.
Recently, it has been the mission of a couple of great friends of mine, (namely one) to introduce me to the great movies I've never seen.
Funny enough, it's not a difficult task.
When confronted with a conversation about movies or actors I often find myself hovering on the peripheral trying to connect the ever elusive dots of titles, actions, and plot particulars only to turn into myself empty handed, alone, and blank faced.
It was a sad fate I never realized existed for me.
That is until some poor souls took pity on my lack of cultural knowledge.
Although I have yet to even skim over the vast depths of the ocean of beautiful movies and without said experience my knowledge is limited, I am still disappointed that I am forced to admit that I still haven't come to an understanding of the reasons why people seem to enjoy movie watching so much.
That may seem like a strange comment, and yes in face I have actually seen a few movies that I consider my own personal favorites ("How to Train Your Dragon", "Scott Pilgrim" and "Whisper of the Heart". And the added LoTR Trilogy which I'm quite fond of.) While excellent movies, I do understand that these don't exactly represent the vast majority of movies out there so perhaps that's where the fault in my understanding lies.
I enjoy movie watching on occasion. But only with other people. Never will you ever catch me alone watching a movie I've never seen before unless it is a movie someone has recommended to me or I've heard a lot about.
For me, movies are something to be experienced and shared. They come alive when discussed with others.
Of course, that might also be because I still cannot determine the faults of any movies without discussion with someone else.
Every movie is a good movie in my mind until I talk with someone who has more movie watching under their belt.
I don't kid myself that I will be a movie lover, or an active pursuer of film any time soon, but I beg my audience to have patience with me and my inability to associate with your pop-culture movie references.
//rant.
