Day #12: Post your favourite movies that you never get tired of watching (30 Day Writing Challenge)

If you want to know anything about me, I love watching movies. Since young, I love to watch movies. Back when technology was less advanced and when Blu-rays have not existed yet, I depend on the local broadcasting stations to watch movies and I would diligently look at the tv guides every day to know what movies would be airing. On public holidays, since most people would not be working or go to school and would most likely be at home, there would be at least two movies being shown on those days. It was either watching movies on TV or buying CDs and DVDs to watch them. I used to be a huge fan of DVDs since DVDs would have those extra features and English subtitles. I can understand English, obviously since I have written quite a number of posts as evident from this blog. But, I tend to not capture what was spoken really well so I have to rely on subtitles to understand the dialogue being exchanged. Also, English subtitles also show how certain names are supposed to be spelt.

Okay, it seems as if I have been droning on and on and I guess I have to get straight to the point...but to me, such posts would be boring without some background story right? Haha anyway, I would not call myself a movie buff but I do watch a lot of movies. Enough to have a few personal favourites that I watch repeatedly from time to time and would never get bored of them.

In no particular order, here there are:

1. Enchanted

Enchanted is about a singing girl (Giselle) who is in search of her prince charming (Edward) and she actually founds him immediately after singing about him. On the way to her wedding, she is forcefully sent to the real world: New York City, where no happy endings exist (according to the witch). There, she meets a lawyer (Robert) and his daughter (Morgan) who takes her in. At first, Robert doesn't like Giselle because he finds her weird and overly optimistic. Soon, they start falling for each other and eventually they get a happy ending (since it's a Disney movie). 

This movie is definitely one of a kind. I mean, there is not many movies that have this crossover of real world and cartoon world with an enjoyable storyline and well-acted characters. The music from the movie is really nice to listen to and the dance numbers are really elaborate fun to watch. This movie introduced me to Amy Adams and Idina Menzel - both such great actresses who display great performances in this movie. I know Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden prior to movie. At that time, I only know Patrick Dempsey was from Grey's Anatomy but had never seen him act before while James Marsden was Cyclops from X-Men, a super serious guy so it was funny to see play the gullible and charming Prince Edward.

2. The Blind Side

Based on a true story, this movie is about an African-American boy named Michael Oher who regularly switches his foster families because he had never felt attached to any of them. No one believed in him enough so he was always looked down upon. One night, a caring woman named Miss Tuohy took him in and raised Michael like her own son. She believed in Michael a whole lot and he was soon able to play football professionally. 

I really love this movie because it shows how a little bit of trust and plenty of concern would change people's lives, both to the person receiving it and giving it. And the results are amazing. This movie shows how kind acts manages to successfully turn a person's life around for the better. It shows that there are indeed people with generous hearts in this world and it is incredibly heartwarming to see these kind behaviours being displayed.

3. Toy Story 3

Toy Story 2 is the first ever animated film that I have ever watched and it was my all-time favourite until Toy Story 3 came along. I still TS 2 of course but I believe the storyline in TS3 is much more interesting and more well-executed. TS3 continues to show Andy's toys still being in Andy's room even when the latter is going to college soon. Simply put, Andy has outgrown playing with toys so he left them all in a huge box while selling off or throwing away his old toys. Woody believes that Andy holds them all in high regard as Andy held on to him through all spring-cleaning and garage sales. Through some misunderstanding, Buzz and the others believed that Andy was going to throw them away so they escaped from the trash bag that confined them and went to Sunnyside (a childcare centre). But it turns out the place was a nightmare and soon, with much difficulty, they were all able to bring Woody back to Andy before he leaves for college.

This movie is really great and I really love the sequence of events that was being played out. They transit smoothly from one scene to another. Another thing that I have to commend is the three-dimensional villain. As such, I like this movie for the fact that it does not talk down to its audience, even when the demographic is mostly children. The prison break scene is my the greatest highlight of the movie for me. Spanish Buzz was random but I guess they had to make Buzz interesting.

4. Little Miss Sunshine

Last but not least, Little Miss Sunshine is about a dysfunctional family who goes on a 800-mile road trip from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Redondo Beach, California in order for Olive, the youngest member in the family to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest. 

I love this movie because the movie is so heartwarming. It is such a great story where a dysfunctional family whose ties were so bad with each other discovers that they need each other during this trip. Aside from Olive, each of them had their own problems but in the end, they were there for each other at every step of the way. I think the greatest idea is having the family bus broken because it becomes a symbol for all of them to gather and work together in order to get the bus moving. 

All the movies I have mentioned I recommend. 

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