"Reel" Life

My favorite movie would have to be Beauty and the Beast. I have always loved this film, it has gotten me through some difficult times and I really can't imagine my life without it. I have found it to be a safe refuge in the stormy times of my life. No matter what seems to change, that movie always stays the same. Usually, I really can't stand romantic comedies. I can't stand their sickly sweet humor and their hopelessly happy endings. They always make me roll my eyes. But I think the real reason I hate them so much is because they don't make me think. If I'm going to watch something, I want it to stimulate my mind somehow. Romantic comedies never do this for me. I find their ridiculous fantasies about love to be flat and silly. However, there are some romantic comedies I can stand, and find myself enjoying (cough cough, The Princess Bride, cough cough). I feel that I watch movies pretty often. One of my favorite things to do is go to the theater with my parents. I love that feeling of being able to escape for a couple of hours. I find myself more relaxed in a theater than anywhere else. When I get home, my father and I often watch some sort of film together. It's a nice way to get to spend some time with him. When I do watch movies at home, I always do it in my living room. Although I really enjoy silence while watching movies, I can stomach some comments throughout. As long as there isn't a constant flow of talking, I'll be fine. I love the most cliche of all movie viewing food, popcorn. I love popcorn, and to have some while watching a movie just seems to add something to the viewing experience. If anyone could play in me a movie about my life, I would have to say Selena Gomez, because I think she looks vaguely similar to me (although she is much prettier). Three things about my life that would have to be included in my movie would be my mother and stepfather divorcing, leaving middle school, and going into high school. I don't really know what kind of ending it would have, hopefully something potent.


Quiz -

It said some interesting things about who I am as a person and what kind of movie-watcher I am.

PLEASURE-SEEKING: 25%

NOSTALGIA: 60%

Your low score on the “pleasure seeking” dimension suggests that you are a not hedonistic movie watcher – this means you do not really enjoy films that give you pleasure and that few movies have a real “feel-good” effect on you.

The “nostalgia” dimension refers to the extent to which you watch movies in order to re-experience the past. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.






CATHARSIS: 60%

AGGRESSION: 15%

The “catharsis” dimension refers to the extent to which you watch movies in order to feel miserable and suffer with the characters of the movie. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

Your low score on the “aggressive” dimension suggests that you do not enjoy watching violent movies, such as action or war films. Such movies help some people release aggression and tension, but that does not seem to be your case at all, either because you are not aggressive, or you release your aggression otherwise.






ESCAPISM: 40%

SENSATION-SEEKING: 30%

The “escapism” dimension refers to the extent to which you watch movies in order to escape or forget about reality. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

The “sensation seeking” dimension refers to the extent to which you watch movies on order to experience arousing or adrenalising feelings. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.






ARTISTIC: 65%

INFORMATION-SEEKING: 75%

The “artistic” dimension refers to the extent to which you are interested in aesthetically driven, conceptual, and highly creative films. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

Your high score on the “information seeking” dimension suggests that you are a curious and intellectual movie watcher – thus you probably enjoy movies that enable you to learn something or increase your knowledge (e.g. factual films, documentaries, or accurate biographical/historical accounts).






BOREDOM-AVOIDANCE: 10%

SOCIALISATION: 5%

Your low score on the “boredom avoidance” dimension suggests that you do not watch films primarily as a means of avoiding boredom. Thus you are probably more interested in what specific movie you choose.

Your low score on the “socialising” dimension suggests that you are more interested in the movie itself than in the company of others; and that you prefer to watch movies alone than with others. Watching movies is definitely not a social experience for you.

http://www.thefagans.org.uk/filmuses/survey.php

 YOUR PERSONALITY

Take a look at how you scored on the Big Five personality dimensions below.
Your scores, compared with the responses of other people, suggest that you may be described as follows:

YOU ARE 8% EXTRAVERTED.
You are introverted, reserved and serious. You prefer to be alone or with a few close friends.

YOU ARE 67% AGREEABLE.
You are generally warm, trusting, and agreeable, but you can sometimes be stubborn and competitive.

YOU ARE 75% CONSCIENTIOUS.
You are dependable and moderately well-organised. You generally have clear goals and are able to set goals aside.

YOU ARE 25% EMOTIONALLY STABLE.
You are sensitive, emotional and prone to experience feelings that are upsetting.

YOU ARE 92% OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES.
You are open to new experiences. You have broad interests and are very imaginative.