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Classic movies

Average teenagers go after every single new movie that hits the theaters these days. Superhero movies take the box-office every time. But I’m not your average teenager (in fact, I wonder if I did have ‘actual teenage years’). I’ve no interest in watching superhero movies, though in extreme boredom I do watch some movies on tv - like Anacondas 2 a couple of days ago. Very stupid and lame movie, I had loads of fun criticizing it.

To clarify, ‘no interest’ means I won’t make any effort for the sake of the movie. For classic movies, however, it’s a little different. I can’t really remember when I got hooked to those all-time classics. Must have begun with that ‘Parental Guide to Movies’ which was from the eighties, and from where I started with Hitchcock movies. Then it must’ve evolved to imdb lists and other all-time lists, which led to the first classics I watched - ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘Casablanca’.

Not really for the sake of enjoyment, sometimes. More for the sake of education. There’s a certain sense of accomplishment, when somebody asks whether anyone has watched a certain old old movie, and you have. Like last Sunday, when the sermon was on the Old Testament, and 3 old movies were mentioned. ‘Gone With the Wind’, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Sound of Music’. The question, “Do you like old b&w movies?” was posed and everyone shouted “NO!!” I’ve watched two of the three, since ‘Lawrence’ was a tad long so I made no effort to watch it.

Here I must mention that for some reason, ‘Sound of Music’ is the most popular old movie around here. It’s like everyone has watched it - the only classic most kids ever watched. I can’t understand why.

Anyway, back to the Sunday. My mom and my sis also felt kind of ‘accomplished’. As they stated, thanks to my educating.

In the next few posts, if I feel up to it, I’ll put up some reviews of classics I’ve watched and liked. Granted, I’m not a classics expert, I’ve watched barely a percentage of all the movies in the past. But well, for a Malaysian still at a young age, I suppose it’s a pretty good percentage…

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