Movie Night

According to a survey the class and I* took, these are my movie-related results.
(*Not me and the class.)

1. I am moderate in activity and enthusiasm. I enjoy the company of others but I also value my privacy.
2. I am hard-headed, skeptical, proud, and competitive. I tend to express my anger directly.
3. I am dependable and moderately well-organized. I generally have clear goals and am able to set goals aside.
4. I am generally calm and able to deal with stress, but I sometimes experience feelings of guilt, anger, and sadness.
5. I am practical but willing to consider new ways of doing things. I try to seek a balance between the old and the new.

Wow. It's like the survey was in my mind or something; this sounds almost exactly like my self-image.
Now for the psychological reasons for why I watch movies.

1. My high score on the “pleasure seeking” dimension suggests that I am a hedonistic movie watcher – this means I enjoy films that give me pleasure or make me feel good. (70%)
2. The “nostalgia” dimension refers to the extent to which I watch movies in order to re-experience the past. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (65%)
3. The “catharsis” dimension refers to the extent to which I watch movies in order to feel miserable and suffer with the characters of the movie. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (Only 30%, by the way.)
4. My high score on the “aggressive” dimension suggests that I enjoy watching violent movies, such as action or war films. This may be because such movies help me release aggression and tension, though it could also indicate that I have an aggressive personality. (You don't say. 85%)
5. The “escapism” dimension refers to the extent to which I watch movies in order to escape or forget about reality. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (55%)
6. The “sensation seeking” dimension refers to the extent to which I watch movies in order to experience arousing or adrenalizing feelings. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (A perfect 50% on that one.)
7. The “artistic” dimension refers to the extent to which I am interested in aesthetically driven, conceptual, and highly creative films. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (55%)
8. The “information seeking” dimension refers to the extent to which I am a curious and intellectual movie watcher. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (55%)
9. The “boredom avoidance” dimension refers to the extent to which I watch films primarily as a means of avoiding boredom. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (45%)
10. The “socializing” dimension refers to the extent to which I am more interested in the company of others than the actual movie when watching a film. My score on this dimension is average or similar to most people. (50%)

Yes, I did copy and paste the results. I changed the you's into I's, and I fixed the grammar a little.

This seems very accurate for an online survey. Normally when I answer honestly the survey spouts out some b/s that doesn't make sense, but this survey actually seems correct. Most unusual, that.

On to the blog questions!

"What is your favorite movie and why?"

At this moment I'd have to say Pacific Rim. The Giant Robot Science Fiction genre is one of my favorites. This is the most recent film I've seen. I also like the idea of merging minds with somebody else to fight a monster known as a Kaiju*. Using a Jaeger**, a giant robot, to fight off aliens just seems so awesome, too. It also fits in with my thoughts on the irony that we know more about outer space than we do about our own ocean, so the first aliens we run across come from down there. Something I noted while I was watching the movie: the main character was quoting me, not the other way around. Since the movie takes place in 2020, then in 2025, I made a joke that the writers just guessed what I personally would be like in that time and based the main character around that.

(*Literal Japanese translation: Giant Beast.)

(** Literal German translation: Hunter. On a side note, jaegermeister, the alcoholic beverage, translates out to "Master Hunter.")

 

"What kinds of movie do you not care for?"

History movies and documentaries. I can't stand some pretentious like expletive droning on and on and on and on and on about something only a handful of people are actually interested in. Who cares what kind of bread was served during the Civil War's first years? How does that matter? And, most importantly, where did you guys get the funding for a movie like this?

 

"How often and where do you usually watch movies?"

I watch them whenever the mood strikes me. Or when I'm invited by one of my friends, or when something really interesting comes along. As for where, I'd sarcastically say "In front of a movie screen." In reality, I watch movies wherever they may be.

 

"What do you need to watch a movie?"

First of all, I need the movie. After that, I just need a drink and to keep my shoes on and I'm ready to go. The reason for the drink is self-explanatory; I need something to quench my thirst. As for the shoes, well THAT is a funny story. Remind me to tell you guys about it sometime...

 

"If my life story was made into a movie..."

See Pacific Rim. You'll have a pretty good idea of my life story then. I mean, the main character guy is pretty much me, so you don't really have to look much farther than this movie.