Cinema Paradiso

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My boy Toto would’ve fucking loved Letterboxd.

fiend4mojitos5.0

Tonight, halfway through my third viewing of Giuseppe Tornatore´s "Cinema Paradiso", I asked myself a question. A question that I had asked myself a hundred times before, but never really known the answer to. "Why do I love cinema?"There are three things that I hold more dearly than anything in this world. My family, my friends and cinema. In short, my family gives me warm comfort and unconditional love.My friends give me idiotic laughter and unbreakable trust.So what about cinema? Is it the wonderful and imaginative escapism, one of the few means to transport yourself away from the mundane life you find yourself leading, and into a dream?Is it my ongoing search for an emotional connection? Inspiration?I´m positive that when I´m older I´ll actually be able to give a better thought out, nuanced and philosophical-sounding answer to this question, but for now I think I´ll let this do:I love cinema because of The Empire Strikes Back I love cinema because Lester Burnham felt "great"I love cinema because G.I. Joe felt like the greatest movie I´d ever seen when I saw it for the first time, even when I knew it wasn´tI love cinema because Sean Astin in The Lord Of The RIngsI love movies because, for a second, I thought Norman Bates was the devil.I love movies because "It´s Hip To Be Square"I love cinema because the ending of Enemy almost gave me a heart attackI love cinema because Phil Lord and Christopher Miller consistently manage to subvert my expectationsI love cinema because Orson Welles was 26 years old when he wrote, directed and starred in Citizen KaneI love cinema because The Blair Witch Project felt realI love cinema because of the music in How To Train Your DragonI love cinema because of the final fight in The Man From NowhereI love cinema because of the diner scene in HeatI love cinema because of the bizarre, hilarious sex scene in A Clockwork OrangeI love cinema because of the opening credits of WatchmenI love cinema because Ralph Fiennes´wife in In Bruges is an inanimate fucking objectI love cinema because I loved PompeiiI love cinema because of Eduardo´s rage in The Social NetworkI love cinema because Anton Ego was served ratatoullie I love cinema because The Avengers assembledI love cinema because Gary Oldman wants EVERYOOOOOOONE!!!I love cinema because of Tom Hulce´s laugh in AmadeusI love cinema because of Audrey Hepburn´s smileI love cinema because I can share it with othersI love cinema because I could go on all nightI love cinema because of the experiences, the memories, the moments, and the fact that a quote from The Notebook perfectly sums it all up:“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours".Sincerely, A tear in the rain.

#1 gizmo fan4.0

i am just a kid. i've only been into movies for about 8 months and i know i have found my calling, my passion, and my life. in 10 years, will i still be insane and watch a movie every single day? will i still go to the cinema with my best friend and my mom? will i still spend all of my money of DVDs, just dreaming of having my own collection?i really hope so. cause this community, these movies, this life, is exactly what i want. there is nothing i want more. i love everything about it. i love what movies give people. not only do they give me a good laugh, tears, a smile, but they bring me you. letterboxd has become my favorite thing to do. it's a perfect yet flawed community of people who care about the same thing. whether your favorite movie is pulp fiction or the room, everyone can be (somewhat) accepted here.this "essay" has gotten off task, but i just really wanted to talk about how much movies have shaped my and hopefully your life. never stop watching movies, whether they have 1 star on netflix or a 100 on rotten tomatoes. never let people tell you what movies to like or what to make of movies. i hope in 10 years letterboxd will be around so we can continue to enjoy cinema together.