It is award season in Hollywood. Does anyone really care? As much as I like to watch movies, I don't care too much about watching the award shows. I usually just check out the results. The only reason I care to pay any attention at all, is to see which movies I should watch. Of course, these are not the only movies I watch throughout the year, but it gives me a good idea of the ones that are worth watching.
We don't go see very many movies in the theaters. I think last year we saw a total of five movies at the theater. That was more than I've seen in the last two years put together. There are several reasons for this. One of them is I can't stand to pay the price, even for the early shows. By the time you get your tickets, drinks and popcorn you've spent a good amount of money, and it's not always worth it. Another reason is I don't always like to be around a bunch of people, in a small space. I so enjoy the comforts of my own home. Wasn't the point of getting the big-screen t.v. to seem like we were at the movies?
We have DVDs sent in the mail to us. It is so convenient. And if we get a movie that wasn't all that entertaining, we really haven't wasted a lot of money. However, this is losing its appeal as the prices keep getting raised! So, I wait for the majority of movies to be released on DVD before I see them. In the last year we've had 75 movies sent to us. I think I can say we've saved a lot of money by watching these movies from our own couch. And the food, drinks and company have been better than what the theater can provide us.
The main reason I love to watch movies is because of the great escape they provide from my own life, even if it is only for 90 minutes. I do like to watch the movies that are based on true-life stories but I think my favorite movies are the sci-fi/fantasy ones. We all need an escape from our own lives every now-and-then, right? What is it about Hollywood that draws us in? Art imitating life?
Movies can give us the platform for so many emotions, even if we don't want to deal with those same emotions in life. That's what I like about them. It's movies I find appealing, not celebrities. However, celebrity lives make me feel so much better about my own. As for this year's award nominations, I have only seen a couple of the movies already. The rest are in my DVD list to be mailed to me. I will wait patiently for their availability.
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