“I Learned it From the Movies”

When the majority of people are asked who or what influenced them most people

would likely name one person or one event. Not me. I say the movies. Ever since I was

old enough to watch them I have been absorbing the information the movies provided. I

was enthralled with the way Clark Gable didn’t give a damn or how Audrey Hepburn

knew about the rain on the plains of Spain. The lessons the movies taught me are

unforgettable and can be used forever.

A big part of the movies were the actors themselves. They each had a certain charisma,

a certain flare that made them each special. They all had there own personalities and I

learned something from each of them. From Marilyn Monroe, I inherited her glamour ,

from James Dean, I adopted his poise and his confidence, and from Katherine Hepburn

displayed dignity. Those are just a few of the examples, but my point is that I took things I

learned from all of my favorite actors and threw them into a blender and swallowed the

product. All of these actors were unique by themselves, but they were even better in the

movies.

The movies had messages and lessons in them that buried themselves in my mind and

will stay there for a lifetime. The movies taught me things that no one else ever could.

They prepared me for the future. They equipped me with the skills of honesty and

perseverance. For example in the film “Gone With the Wind” Scarlet never gave up. Even

when she had nothing she kept going. Lalu displayed great courage in the movie “1,000

Pieces of Gold.” From watching those films and others I mastered the skill of facing my

fears and the joy of helping others, like in “ To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus stood up for

an innocent man when no one else would. The movies also provided me with a window to

the outside world.

Traveling around the world is what the movies did best. They were filmed in

everyplace possible. They journeyed from the wilds of Africa to the tame streets of

Oklahoma. Not only did I get to hear about the places I wanted to go visit, but now I

could see them too. It was amazing to me to be able to experience far away places without

ever leaving my seat.I could feel the rocking of the raft as Huck Finn navigated the

Mississippi River. I could taste the dust on my tongue coming off of Ben-Hur’s chariot. I

knew when I watched those movies and I saw those places that someday I would have to

go spend time there.

So as you can see the movies influenced me and now they are inspiring me. Everything

I want to do in my own life I saw in the movies. The way the actors represent themselves,

the way the movies talk to you, and the places they visit are all things that have molded my

life. Hey, maybe I’ll even be in the movies myself.

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