Screen & Scene, Movie as My Sweet Escape (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠✧⁠*⁠。

I still remember my lockdown era because of COVID-19. Those times were super devastating. I feel useless, insecure, and full of doubt about myself. But aside from the downsides that are inescapable, watching movies became my pastime, considering it as my sweet escape from everything. 

Watching a movie provides a comfort and an enjoyable way to temporarily leave the real world behind. It may be just as simple as watching it, but it actually can transport us to different places, times, or emotional states, allowing us to forget our everyday concerns and immerse ourselves in a different, often more pleasant, experience. It offers a form of entertainment that can be a source of relaxation and enjoyment.

Movies convey indirect messages, challenge our beliefs, and inspire personal development. It also serves as cultural background, reflecting and influencing societal issues, trends, and discussions. Additionally, it promotes nostalgia, allowing us to remember sweet memories and shaping our individual and collective experiences, making it an enriching part of our existence.

Some of my favorite movies are:

• Mean Girls

• Clueless

• Flipped

• Enola Holmes

• Alone Together

• Tayo sa Huling Buwan ng Taon

• Can’t Help Falling Inlove

• Four Sisters and a Wedding

All in all, watching a movie may be just a simple thing to do, but it contains a lot of advantages. It helps us to avoid stress, bring back memories, additional knowledge, bring comfort, and even having a quality time with our loved ones as well. Let us all treasure this cinematic sanctuary, where we find peace and a haven from the chaos of the outside world, where the flicker of the screen sparkles up our hearts and says, "You are home."