Ten Years Old!
2 Jan
Hey, everybody. As seems to be my tradition, I am going to list a few movies that are now officially ten years old.
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE
MEMENTO
DONNIE DARKO
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
OCEAN’S ELEVEN
IN THE BEDROOM
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
BLACK HAWK DOWN
MULHOLLAND DR.
MOULIN ROUGE
GOSFORD PARK
TRAINING DAY
MONSTER’S BALL
SHREK
MONSTERS, INC.
GHOST WORLD
SEXY BEAST
ZOOLANDER
If you’re like me, you tend to define your life by the movies that you saw, using them as a sort of signpost for a specific moment. I saw many of these films my first year living away from home, in Chicago. To think that these films are now ten years old really reminds me of just how far into adulthood I really am. High school is way behind me and college is starting to fade into the distance. It’s strange to think back on how different my life was back then. I had not yet lost anybody very close to me, nor had I met my now-wife. These movies represent, to me, a much more innocent time in my life, in which the future lay bright and shining before me. To me, the most important thing in the world was seeing as many movies as I could and trying to crank out some good work in school. As much as I still love movies, it is fascinating to see just how much my priorities have changed. It occurs to me that this may sound slightly mournful, but, I assure you, it’s not. Despite some major setbacks in my life, I’d venture to say that I’m the most content I’ve ever been. Maybe in another ten years, even more so.
Happy New Year, everybody.
