It’s almost time to say goodbye.
I only have one week left as MOVE’s movie columnist. I no longer have an excuse to make weekly ventures out to the movie theater, I can’t justify buying unreasonably priced popcorn and I can no longer guilt trip my friends to coming with me by saying, “But I have to go for my column. Do you want me to be all alone?”
So our time together has come to an end. I’m no longer going to be your source for reviews and recommendations, which is saddening, especially since the movies coming out this summer (“Godzilla,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” “22 Jump Street,” etc.) seem so promising and I want nothing more to review them for you lovely MOVErs.
Looking back, movies have been a big part of my freshman year. At the beginning of the semester, I bonded with my floor mates with spontaneous trips off campus to see “Carrie” and “Gravity.” I’ve watched an incredible amount of the free and $1 movies at Memorial Union, even ones I had seen before. When “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” came out, I nerded out with my friends at the midnight premiere, all of us wearing homemade Mockingjay pins. Over winter break, I splurged on Oscar nom after Oscar nom until my wallet cried and my bank account ran dry.
Now, in light of the upcoming lazy summer months, I have one parting piece of advice for my fellow cinephiles: spend this time you have without classes wisely. Watch as many movies as you can.
Netflix until you can Netflix no more. In between binge-watching “House of Cards,” “Parks and Rec” or the new season of “Orange is the New Black,” work in a movie or two or sixteen.
Watch “Zodiac.” Watch “Donnie Darko.” Watch “Into the Wild” and “Dirty Dancing” and “The Silence of the Lambs.” You have all these movies to watch as much as you want — take advantage of it.
Be a hermit; make your basement a cave. Live off of a strictly-popcorn diet and go days without changing out of your pajamas. Who needs the skin-damaging sunshine and uncomfortable heat indexes of the summer when you have a nice, air-conditioned room and a Netflix subscription? (Though, maybe it’s just the pasty-white, sun-fearing, fair-skinned girls like myself who feel this way, but I stand by my opinion).
Sure, some of you might be busy interning somewhere or working on your tan or going on exotic vacations. That’s cool. But I’m going to be spending most of my time Netflixing “Super Troopers,” “American Psycho” and “Lost in Translation.”
If you get too stir-crazy, venture out of your cave/basement and go to the movie theater.
Summer is the season of blockbusters. Go watch Godzilla rampage through a city, Caesar the chimp take over the world or Angelina Jolie plot against Princess Aurora. The money spent is worth it. But since we’re all poor college kids, go to cheap matinee showings and sneak candy, soda and Chick-fil-A into the theater.
Now, for my final words (not including next week’s review of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” of course) that are sure to resonate with you for the months to come — immerse yourself in movies and escape from reality for a few hours. You won’t be sorry.