What Is My Love For The Silver Screen Persuasive Essay

Chris Muller

Dr. Ellis

English 1101

7 October 2014

My Love For The Silver Screen

My fondest childhood memory was when my dad introduced me to the original Star Wars trilogy. This is where my passionate love for film began. As a kid, I recall being touched and blown away by numerous movies such as: Star Wars, Toy Story, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park. I would always get excited when my parents would take my brother and me to the local theatre. I have been watching movies for as long as I can remember, and I can honestly say that it is my favorite pastime. Some people may ask how one can get so overly attached and crazy about movies? For me, movies help myself escape from life by becoming immersed into the storyline through the characters. For hours I can switch off my brain and get captivated into a story. Movies make me think and dream. I sometimes feel like

Each of these film genres has affected me in a different way. I find crime and historical dramas to be more cultivating, impactful, and serious. With horror and action, they tend to make my heart race and give me more of an adrenaline rush. Sci-fi and fantasy tend to be more visually appealing, while at the same time making you dream and think more creatively. Movies are like slices of life that we are able to look at and analyze. The best ones allow us to look at ourselves in a way that we didn’t know was possible. Another factor I love about films is the storytelling, which is the basic foundation of a movie. The thought of experiencing what the characters in a film think and feel are intriguing to me. Movies are the modern campfires where we gather around to tell and hear stories. If there is ever an apocalypse, years later survivors will gather around fires and tell stories like, “A long time ago, in a galaxy far far