More Than One Lesson

A year ago, I moved from a small town in Ohio to Los Angeles to pursue a career in filmmaking. It wasn’t an easy thing to finally do, but I knew it was the only thing that made sense at that point in my life. Filmmaking is the only thing I’ve ever planned on doing since I was 13 years old. My fiancée, Rachel, was the most supportive and influential person when it came to finally stepping out and moving here, and without her I doubt I would have done it at all.

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From the giddy anticipation that J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 created in me to the emotions that it evoked while watching it, I knew that it was something special and worth talking about. The problem was that the actual story didn’t really speak to me in a way that made me want to explore it. If the story isn’t all that original or inspiring, then why does the film resonate with me the way it does? I suppose the real reason that Super 8 succeeds on a personal level with me has less to do with what it’s about and more to do with Abrams’ approach in enticing the audience.

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“Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”  -Mark 10:15

Last week, I splurged on buying a few Blu-Rays from Amazon.com. One of these was Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I had been postponing buying this particular Blu-Ray for a while, but, in anticipation of J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 being released in a few weeks, I thought this would be a perfect time to revisit the film and add it to my collection.

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As a child who grew up in the early 90’s, Jurassic Park has been one of my favorite films. The movie has its flaws, but every time that I watch it I am always taken back to the mindset of my childhood self. I see the images and hear John Williams’ score, and my imagination instantly reverts to that of an 8-year-old discovering the wonder of a world where dinosaurs exist.

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Travis Fishburn was born and raised in the Marengo, Ohio. As a boy in a home with no cable and a family collection of over 1,000 VHS tapes, he started to become enamored with movies. The films that captured his imagination the most growing up were the adventure films of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. He graduated with a degree in Film Production from Bowling Green State University in 2008, where he acquired a fascination with the films of Fritz Lang, Akira Kurosawa, and John Ford. His faith as a Christian has become an important part of his love for film and storytelling. He enjoys reading, watching movies, working out, and making people laugh.