It’s no secret that I like more movies then I dislike. Even in movies I don’t like I tend to gravitate towards something and isolate a bit I enjoy. However there are those rarities where there is nothing that I enjoy. The musical Into the Woods is a prime example of that.
However there are a variety of reasons I go to see a movie. Some are as basic as I got a few hours to kill and while others simply look like they will entertain me (Furious 7). Sometimes I need to hide from the world for a few hours to regroup. Sometimes a friend really wants to see a specific movie and I want to hang out. This is why I saw Into the Woods. I’m an awards season junkie so movies gaining awards season traction tend to attract me as well. I doubt I would of seen 12 Years A Slave otherwise. I enjoy seeing issue movies and the documentary genre appeals to this level of cinema goer in me. Sometimes I go to take a nostalgia trip back to a younger version of myself. In addition to being highly entertaining The Lego Movie filled this need.
Other times I go because a movie is a favorite of mine. The latest James Bond entry and reparatory cinema is how this void gets filled. Also watching dvds.
One reason I go to the movies is to remember times lost. A big regret of mine is not being able to enlist in the Marine Corps. Military movies like Lone Survivor and American Sniper fill this tremendously. (Yes I also make a point to donate to programs like toys for tots).
I enjoy a mental stimulation with a bit of life discussion in my movies. Oddly I tend to find this in science fiction. Not so much Aliens & Star Wars, which are fine films, but movies like Inception.
Tonight I saw a movie that was just that: A mental stimulation with a bit of life discussion. The film is Ex Machina. The story was simple and went in directions I was not expecting. But that’s for a review. I enjoyed having my mind challenged. Ex Machina is one that will be mulled over for days to come.
So in the mean time I look forward to whatever reason drives me to walk through the doors of the local theaters.
