Not Your Usual

I am into stories of murder mysteries, assassins, spies and anything cerebral.

Maybe that’s why my husband likes me. He can watch with me all those gory violent movies and I’m cool with it! I am not your typical girl who mushes over romance or KDramas. Nothing against women who like these stuff. I am just not your usual.

Well to be frank, my choice of movies at a given moment depends on my emotional state.

When I am utterly sad, I watch dog movies. Comforts me. Makes me happy. Well, maybe not, if the dog dies at the end.

When I am happy, I watch feel-good movies – one with royal love stories even. Okay, so I do watch romance movies from time to time. I’m still a lady right?

When I am angry, I watch action-packed films. You know, I had the chance to see the complete series of John Wick and the absurdities of heads being blown off actually both shocked and amused me.

When I am in the mood for time travel, I watch period films. I so love the intricacies of the language and culture of olden eras.

But when I’m at my wits’ end, I stray away from serious films that require lots of thinking. I have enough going on my mind already.

Maybe when I was younger, I dig into Inception-levels kind of movie. I love the challenge of analyzing. But I guess when one matures and has experienced lots of drama in real life, one begins to choose simpler and kinder themes. One that feeds the heart and soul with good and lovely things. We need more of those in our world today.

Isn’t it revealing that even the choice of films can give a glimpse of who we are or where we are at in our life at a given moment?