"Movie Girl"

Having no friends turns you into a movie watching freak. After work, everyone else drives off to their parties and local bars, stays out till 3 am and stumbles home drunk. I clock out, blow a kiss to Jared, and drive home to a movie. Sunny started calling me Movie Girl because every night when I leave, I sit on his desk while he counts out my cash to remit for the day. I tell him about my life, and he tells me about his. We compare school schedules, and I tell him he's my hero: Sunny just turned 2o, but he's manager. He works 45 hours a week, works full time, and just bought a house for himself and his widowed mother. Anyway, he always asks me what movie I'm gonna watch. Usually I go to the library before work to pick out my selection of the day.

I have discovered I have no patience for serious movies. Real life is serious. When I want a movie, I want an escape. I want to see what the world should be like, and go to bed with happy thoughts. I don't want to be shown how dark and gloomy everything is. I'm not saying I'll never watch a serious movie, I do. But they have to be really, really good. Gorgeous cinematography, heartfelt acting, and a really thoughtful message. If I'm not gonna get these things from a serious movie, I don't wanna waste my time.

I'd rather sink into a silly, sweet, happy movie. My brother looks for "colorful" movies...I'm with him. The movies with bright sets: too green grass, too blue ocean, too fantastically color coordinated outfits. I like the movies where they break out into perfect dance steps, or start singing and the whole town joins in. I like movies where the guy and the girl just look like they're gonna live happy. I love clever movies where everybody has the perfect snappy response.

Don't give me something too serious- I live in the real world for that. If I'm gonna watch a movie, sitting all alone on the couch, I want it to make me smile.

Just a few classic smile-worthy movies (many more to come!):

The Sound Of Music

Knight's Tale

Truman Show

High School Musical

King And I

Benny and Joon