Still Got Your Movie Mojo?
Do you still have it? You know - the ability to switch off for a few hours, sink into the shabby chic sofa and let yourself be entertained without the constant chatter of your inner writer.
Friday nights are movie night for me, or rather DVD nights in front of the shiny big screen...close the shutters, plump the cushions, light the candles, pour a drink, carefully place the remotes at side, and settle in. Devil's on horseback anyone? The dear lady trots out her little tray of handmade hors d'oeuvres.
I love going to the movies, ahem...the pictures as my dear mother still calls them. I particularly enjoy a creaky picture theatre when there are a total of three souls in the audience. Bliss. The only hitch being that - I can ruin a movie at five paces...by pre-empting the plot line in opening credits. A talent that has plagued me for many years and frustrated those close to me. The number of heated exchanges with friends over whether I've seen the movie beforehand amuses me. I haven't seen it before!! I tell you, I just knew she had a love-child with her professor many years ago. I don't know how but I knew. Pity anyone who sits near me in the picture theatre!
How about you? When was the last time you really enjoyed a movie without that inner voice whispering in your ear? Can you truly disappear into the charming world unfolding in front of you? Or is the clockwork at the back of your mind constantly ticking over, deconstructing the plot line at every point-of-view, ripping apart the characters and their dreary dialogue? Of course I could write that script with my eyes closed...yawn. If it were my script, the words would be so brilliant, they would fly off the pages and dazzle movie-goers.
Let me know - can you sit back and enjoy the ride of a movie or does your inner scribe get in the way?
Friday nights are movie night for me, or rather DVD nights in front of the shiny big screen...close the shutters, plump the cushions, light the candles, pour a drink, carefully place the remotes at side, and settle in. Devil's on horseback anyone? The dear lady trots out her little tray of handmade hors d'oeuvres.
I love going to the movies, ahem...the pictures as my dear mother still calls them. I particularly enjoy a creaky picture theatre when there are a total of three souls in the audience. Bliss. The only hitch being that - I can ruin a movie at five paces...by pre-empting the plot line in opening credits. A talent that has plagued me for many years and frustrated those close to me. The number of heated exchanges with friends over whether I've seen the movie beforehand amuses me. I haven't seen it before!! I tell you, I just knew she had a love-child with her professor many years ago. I don't know how but I knew. Pity anyone who sits near me in the picture theatre!
How about you? When was the last time you really enjoyed a movie without that inner voice whispering in your ear? Can you truly disappear into the charming world unfolding in front of you? Or is the clockwork at the back of your mind constantly ticking over, deconstructing the plot line at every point-of-view, ripping apart the characters and their dreary dialogue? Of course I could write that script with my eyes closed...yawn. If it were my script, the words would be so brilliant, they would fly off the pages and dazzle movie-goers.
Let me know - can you sit back and enjoy the ride of a movie or does your inner scribe get in the way?
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The last two that I enjoyed was: Sherlock Holmes and An Education. Even though in both cases the plot was obvious, we still enjoyed the banter, stories and acting.
When all else fails, we just slip in The Hangover again.
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Well thank you for the follow back! ;) Love these blog-portals! ;) I think with the big Hollywood movies, the screenwriters have fallen into a rut. Cannot remember the last time I was really surprised by a plot line. Having said that, I enjoyed The Hangover, and am guilty at laughing very loudly at The 40 year old virgin!! I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Sherlock Holmes DVD. Meantime, there's a local independent theatre which keeps me sane though.
Have a lovely weekend too! Happy writing!
Love Talei x
I'm a big movie watcher and I will say that my inner writer is always shut off, or at least if it's on I am so used to it I don't even notice!
I love DVD nights, and with my girlfriends it's easy to take time off of writing to just enjoy it!
I love French, and indie movies!
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Great post!!
The last movie I truly enjoyed without my inner writer interrupting was ... oh gosh, I have no idea! While I may be easily distracted, I love movies; I'm just always thinking how I can incorporate the ideas I get from the film into my writing.