"When we experience a film, we consciously prime ourselves for illusion."
- Ingmar Bergman, 1960
I experience films for a lot of reasons. Reasons I think a lot of us do. To escape. To grow. To learn. Most importantly, to have fun. Films take away the breath of the true film lover in two ways: the tenacity of their emotional and intellectual content or the beauty of their technical artistry. If a film is truly memorable, it's a bit of both.
I'm one of those kids who fell in love with cinema at a young age. Jurassic Park scared the daylights out of me when I was five, and I've been hooked ever since. When I saw The Seventh Seal my freshman year of college, a whole new world of film opened up to me and I'm truly just beginning to explore it.
So, I invite whoever wishes to take the ride with me. I'll try to offer some practical advice to getting the most out of film. If you want to say you're really a film lover, you must appreciate Terminator 2 as much as Andrei Rublev. Both are masterpieces of their respective cinematic approaches.
Sometimes, it'll be a first watch, but the film might be old or new. Other times, one of those often rewarding rewatches. If you take the time to check this out, I appreciate your comments on how I could improve my content and make this a more accessible site for the reader. Happy viewings.
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