Feelings about Angelina Jolie

So, the thing here is that movies cost you about 50 cents. You have to realize that they are blatantly obvious about selling you burned (a.k.a. illegal) copies - sometimes burned to two cd's when there is a dvd dearth.

I went through a stack of these illegal dvd's. Something here really creeps inside your skin, you want to eat, sleep, breath, touch, feel something, anything familiar. Hear a voice, something to comfort you, to assure you that no, you're not a complete alien, no, there are people who remember and love you (somewhere) - aflam ajnabia are tempting, filling, luscious.

I don't watch rated R movies.

I bought about 10 movies for the equivalent of $10 almost a month and a half ago. They have really fed my love for movies. Something intrinsic about Kate - she may not always have a wealth of non-vanilla-pudding words at the tip of her tongue, she may not be the best writer or photographer, she may stumble with expressing her viewpoint - but she has one. Watching movies by myself reasserts my sense of self. I have feelings, I critique, and I develop opinions by myself.

The alone factor of watching a movie is essential. It's a completely different experience to watch a movie for the first time with somebody else. You are always looking over at the other person, wondering how they will react to your reaction, your expression, your view.

When I was a sophomore at BYU, I signed up for Blockbuster's movie pass. I payed $25/month for unlimited movie rentals. As soon as I get back to the states, and settle myself in a place for more than a month or two, I will sign up for this again. It's such a great way to build self confidence, to expand your world view, and to develop your own voice - watching movies by yourself.

I hate the idea of going to the movies by myself. See, sitting in a theater, you aren't alone. Your alone-ness is emphasized by the fact that there are other people, and they aren't with you. Sitting in your room, or in front of a laptop, I am completely comfortable.

So I watched a rated-R movie with Angelina Jolie called, "GIA." It was one of the ten movies I pulled from the stack of aflam ajnabia (foreign films) over a month ago. It looked interesting, I like Angelina, and it was unknown. That's one thing - I love renting movies I know nothing about. Preferably, however, it would be nice to know the rating...

A large portion of the movie I ended up fast-forwarding, but the other part...wow. Powerful story about a drug-addict model. It was moving. Angelina Jolie may have a screwed up social life, but I really really really really really really really admire her as an actress.

I want to watch her repertoire.