Films and junk.

So I wanted to write a post about some of my favourite films as I haven't done that yet.

I think my all time favourite would be Contact. I discovered Contact the film before I read Carl Sagan's book. I think I prefer the book now but I still love the film. As before, it's one of the things I remember watching when I was quite young and just being absolutely enthralled by. Not only is the final scene on the beach one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen (I actually have a drawing of it by my desk), the ethos behind the film and the book is incredibly powerful. It has taught me to question everything and not to take it for granted. And furthermore that you should you stand up for what you believe in, whatever it may be. There are great chunks of the book that are changed to fit into a film format but I think that Sagan's ideas are still there. We cannot stop looking out to the stars even when money is tight. I'm a very strong believer in the fact that if we ever find other intelligent life in the galaxy then it will unite the world in a way we have never seen before. Religions will tumble but also they will adapt. People will have to reevaluate their lives and their beliefs, but this is something that we should be doing on a regular basis anyway. Sagan saw this as a key point in humanity, it takes faith in each other but we would be ok. And as the film says, if there isn't any life out there, it would be an awful big waste of space.

Ok, let's forget the heaviness for a bit! Inception, I think, is just an awesome film. For someone to come up with a storyline that is that convoluted and complex astounds me. No wonder it took Nolan 10 years to get it onto film.

Other favourite films of mine include, Serenity (obviously), any Star Trek (apart from Nemesis and Generations maybe), V for Vendetta (the novel is also awesome) and Iron Man. Oh and Avatar just for the SFX.

Think I'm out now! I can talk about films all day (and all night) but I haven't got the best taste, I like a bit of everything really and I'm not really fussed what other people think (as it should be with anything). I'm off to write the next chapter of my fanfic, there's a bit of work to do, the last chapter wasn't the best...