Earlier today I was sitting in my Media Theory class listening to the discussion going on. First of all, I hate having discussions in big lecture classrooms. I feel like i'm shouting at a lady vols basketball game for the refs to obtain some kind of vision. Anyway, that's off topic.
One of my classmates actually brought up an interesting topic. They were talking about how a lot of people base their behavior on what they see in the movies. It was like a light bulb went off in my head.
I think I do that.
Lets be honest, I want to be Indiana Jones. Who wouldn't want to run from a giant rock ball that fell from the ceiling while holding a priceless artifact from the past (if you didn't die a painful death)? That's why we go to the movies. James Bond, The Sundance Kid, and Jack Sparrow are all examples of characters we want to be. Although it is practically impossible for us to base our whole lives off of them, we can all remember those moments of excitement and exhilaration, although fleeting, that made us feel alive.
All I'm saying is that we shouldn't push those feelings away. It can't always be like the movies. But hey, we sure can try.
