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| In Which I'm Back on Daily Blogs and Blather About Movies In Seclusion |
What are you watching?
I know almost everyone has seen the big Netflix and Hulu features, we're all talking about tigers and meth (though you do not want to talk to me about that particular flick, I promise), and reality tv and maybe you've seen CATS too many times, but...
I promise, there are things out there to watch!
The first advice I have for your viewing-pleasure is this: pay attention to your feelings!
If you're feeling very stressed out right now, perhaps Night of the Hunter should wait for when your resting heartrate doesn't resemble that of an Olympic sprinter mid-race. If you're looking for ways to stay up at night to finish that project you've been putting off, then you might want to skip the Bob Ross marathon. Maybe you're trying to stop overeating - stop watching Chopped or Eat, Drink, Man, Woman.
How you feel is very important to finding something you'll enjoy watching. If you're in the wrong mood, even a beautiful film will be the wrong fit! If you're feeling like schlocky horror, then that's what you should watch - don't force yourself to watch Forrest Gump or Shakespeare in Love.
The second thing you should pay attention to is who you're watching the movie or show with. Are you surrounded by children? Maybe hold off on Raiders of the Lost Ark (though I saw that as a wee lil baby and I loved it, so gauge your kids' hardcore-levels). Is your partner a romantic? Maybe don't watch anything by Eli Roth... Does your mom hate horror movies? Try to avoid The Thing or Aliens.
But if you're alone, then anything is game, right?
Maybe.
Like I said - pay attention to your mood. Don't just throw something on and think you'll react the same no matter what. Especially now. I've found that paranoid viewing right now is a major no-go. No one should stay up with their heart in their throat, jumping at every noise (unless that's what you find to be a good time, you wild person, you). You may find that your tolerance for childhood classics has dropped to shockingly low levels, and when you throw on that copy of Beauty and the Beast or Bambi, you are inexplicably angry. There's nothing wrong with you. You're living through something that hasn't been part of daily life in about a century. You're coping the best you can.
So if your usual comfort-watches aren't working, try to find something else! Maybe you remember a movie you kind of enjoyed but haven't seen in a while? Try that one! You may find that the weird noir movie you saw that one time at a library event is just what the doctor ordered, or maybe you usually only watch crappy action movies when you wash dishes and now you're craving them like a pregnant person craves fishsticks? That's fine! Watch what you feel like you're watching.
And finally: TURN IT OFF if it's bothering you! You are under absolutely zero obligation to finish any movie, show, episode, or video you embark on. You might go through thirty YouTube videos to find the right one. That's okay. You're not doing anything wrong.
Everyone's going to go through this differently, everyone will cope in their own way. Just make sure you're taking care of yourself and not letting yourself get overwhelmed (which is its own challenge).
If you're looking for a way to watch things with a partner, there's a website called watch2gether.com where you can share videos with each other in a chatroom - just keep it legal, folks lol.
I hope you guys are doing okay out there right now, and I hope to see you all back here once in a while as I begin to write daily blogs again. Don't be alarmed if I miss a day here or there - I might have nothing to say on a particular day, or I might be busy (like many people are right now).
Welcome back to the blog!
Go Enjoy Something!
FC
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