Why I Love Movies
By: Alex Wray
It all stems from my parents. They've taken me to countless films throughout my youth, (the good and bad). The memorable. The funny. The scary. For as long as I can remember i've always loved the cinema. And one of the first movies I ever saw(even though I don't remember) was "Jonah: a Veggietales Movie." I do, however, remember sitting in the theater for "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" and "Wizard of Oz". We went to a dinner-movie theater for that classic. I even got to get a picture with the "munchkins". I fell asleep during the 1939 classic. (Must have been those Chicken Fingers).
I gotta say seeing movies as a little boy, I was amazed. Even moreso by 2009's box-office king, "Avatar". I remember my dad and I saw it together (in 3D). It was cool, because I could reach my hands towards the screen for those floating miniature jellyfish-like organisms. Despite being a little kid (at the time), I saw some of my first PG-13 movies. A lot of them were at the somewhat local Drive-In. I once lost a tooth there. Will Ferrell and his comedic efforts were on display for me at a young age. I remember seeing "Blades of Glory" and "Benchwarmers" at that drive-in.
I was like a kid-in-a-candy-store every time a new "Harry Potter" film came out. My family and I went to the midnight release of the final book "Deathly Hallows". Just a few more years till Cinemas most celebrated series' closes the final curtain.
My love of movies is wholeheartedly a family affair. We all go together. Sometimes less than others.
My film inspirations are with no doubts: Steven Spielberg and John Williams. And to some extent the cartoon genius Walt Disney. Their determination, wit, and imagination is unequivocally the heart of my love of movies.
My parents have always told me that I'd either be a politician in my future or something with movies. That is certainly something I've been pondering for a really long time. I have to give my love of movies to my parents and the first movies I saw, along with my film inspirations. Without them, I'd never be a (Cinephile) i'd just be an average moviegoer.
