Crazy about movies
Not knowing with what to do with the (however little) time I have in between my work and sleep, and being too tired to indulge in something that would involve more physical or cerebral activity (for example, soldering a new circuit or reading the latest Jhumpa Lahiri), I’ve chosen the most perfect of all lazy hobbies - watching movies.
The more I watch them, the more I feel that there is so much in the world to see, read, and to experience. You can look at the tiny bylanes of Tehran where you can buy freshly baked Naans in Children of Heaven, or experience the concentration camps in La Vita e Bella or Schindler’s list. You can admire a pretty but introverted girl in Amelie, or watch boxers struggle in Million Dollar Baby or Cinderella Man. You develop a crush on Arwen (wiki) in The Lord of the Rings, or on Holly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s but then you cannot expect to ever see them in real life.
Sometimes while watching a movie, just like a good book, I don’t want it to end - and sometimes I pray for the ending to be a happy one. I wonder what the characters in the movies do after the movie ends - do they live life with the same zeal, or do they become more laid back, now that we’re not watching them anymore?
I wonder.
Watching (nice) movies feeds my lust for creativity, and is a great way to end a tiring, crazy day at work.
