Kristy Goes to the Movies

During the hectic months of last semester, I had written many bits of a blog but not a complete thought. Here's a little something that might get my back into the swing of writing again.

I like to think I'm creative. One major hurdle to my creativeness is my sporadic and maybe a little ADD nature. Over the years I've painted a little, played tons of music, wrote a song or two, even wrote a poem, refashioned and designed various clothing pieces, and started a movie script. If I was ever able to focus on just one of these outlets, I think it could result in something fairly presentable instead of the amateur appearance and/or incomplete messes that usually result.

Probably my favorite outlet is my screenplay. Now, I've watched my fair share of movies over the years (which is still probably an understatement). Movies were my escape and entertainment in the small town in which I spent my childhood. I've become fairly critical of movies in general due to my mass viewings. My general rule is if I've seen a movie and can't remember any of it, it would not be worth watching again. My theorem concerning movies is how the good ones stay with you: their themes, dialogue, or even just images. Some of my examples are the theme of Casablanca, the line "I need you, I want you, oh baby, oh baby" from 10 things I hate about you, the theme and dance moves from Save the Last Dance, the ideals of Lawrence of Arabia, the sacrifice in Madame X, I could go on and on.

Movies are my thing which is why I enjoy trying to write one. My movie is all in my head with plots, characters, costuming, and some dialogue. Sadly, I am about 99% sure it will not come into fruition. The cinematography would not be main stream and it has a kinda of indie theme.

So the point of why I'm writing this is I was excited to see a movie that seemed to have the same theme portrayed which I would have in my movie. After watching SO many random romantic comedies with all my different girl friends, I was craving a movie with real consequences in romantic relationships. I don't know when after ending a relationship with a guy, I would simply accept a guitar as a means to apology and simply forget the past (1o things I hate about you). Nor would a guy quitting his job and informing he didn't not sleep with a girl make me swoon (Two Weeks Notice).

Despite being about 40 minutes late as a result of showing up at the wrong theater, I thoroughly enjoyed "He's Just Not That Into You". I was not expecting much going into the movie. It looked like a star-crammed, mushy, romantic comedy for couples and groups of girls to flock toward over Valentine's Day weekend. I was mainly going to be with a friend from out of town. The movie was pretty realistic (beside the PS2 controllers for the XBox 360 console), funny, and meaningful. I loved how this movie's answer to a full life was not that a girl has to end up with a guy. In one of the several story lines, the opposite is shown with two girls leaving guys for their own adventure. I think any romantic comedy addict should watch this, if nothing else for the therapeutic benefits. Think that's it for today. Yea for mainstream media showing positives of both marriage and singleness!

-Kristy