What Is The First Movie Night?

I can remember the first movie night like it was yesterday. It was a very hot and humid day and our last day of school. Summer break had finally arrived! I got off the bus and ran into the house, and when I walked inside, my two younger sisters were waiting for me. They were grinning ear to ear . They said something along the lines of “ we have a surprise for you; we worked all day on it”. Of course, I was intrigued and very excited. I followed them into the living room. There were beanbag chairs with little name tags set up around the TV, just like the seats in an auditorium. It looked pretty cool too an eight year old. On the coffee table behind the chairs there was a popcorn maker and a few movies laid out. My sisters told me that I could

Back to the Future, which was my mother's favorite at the time, and Miss. Congeniality 2, which I had never seen before. As you may have guessed, I chose the last option. This was the exact moment that the tradition started. Miss. Congeniality 2 was the first film that I had watched that had Octavia Spencer in it. She played the role of the bookstore clerk. She was witty, nice, and most importantly, fun to watch. Octavia has been my role model ever since. Every time I went to the library or saw a movie with her in it. I would beg my mother to get it for me. Octavia wasn’t the typical childhood role model; she doesn't have super speed or even the ability to read minds. However, as I continued to read about Octavia I began to see many traits that resembled a super

So, to me she is a superhero. When I played basketball and I would have to get up at 7 a.m. every Saturday for conditioning. I dreaded it. However, I would think of Octavia and how even though her mother died she never stopped. She would push through the pain. When I thought of this moment in Octavia’s life, it would push me to continue to run and become the best player I could be. I would also think of Octavia when I was sitting in Algebra 2 as a freshman with only upperclassman. I was intimidated, and every time I walked into the class I couldn't help but say to myself “ what if I do really bad on my test, maybe then they would pull me down to a freshman level course”. However, I remembered what I read about Octavia Spencer's struggles to succeed in school. She had to work harder than all of the other students due to her reading disability. Octavia’s experience helped me to not waste the opportunity that I was given. I had to step outside of my comfort zone and find a way to fit in. Eventually, I came out of my shell and became very good friends with the upperclassman. Thanks to Octavia, I was able to see just how silly my problems were and was able to push through the barriers that I had created for