yaksha's reminiscence

Merry late Christmas to those who celebrate!

I'm in the mood for writing a blog entry right now, so I figured I'd just do that. Honestly, I don't have that much to talk about, but I finally managed to watch a movie that's been on my list forever today, and I'm really happy about that. Even though it's the holiday season, I feel like lately I'm surrounded by pessimism IRL, and it's been weighing me down. I can't say I don't get it, I also have finals in a few weeks and I've also had a weird last months of 2025... But I'm not the kind of person to insist on that kind of feelings, so when it's all I see, it kinda pisses me off. Of course, this is an issue, and I don't go around telling people to suck it up, but I would be lying if I said it didn't bother me.

However, finally watching a movie really cheered me up. I haven't watched many movies in my life, and I don't really know why. I think that when I was a child, I saw them as something to be watched with others, since I had no other option but to go to the cinema with family, or watch a movie on the TV. Then, I grew up, and I stopped caring about that, but for some reason I rarely ever watched anything. It's such a big part of me ATP that even my friends are shocked when I tell them I've watched a movie!

Recently, though, I realised I could just change that if I wanted to. I can just watch things when I want to, especially with how broad the internet is. I think another reason I've rarely watched anything is because I don't use any streaming services, but that's not a problem when you can sail the seven seas, if you know what I mean lol.

I think movies are a very cool medium for storytelling, and I think I've come to appreciate the technicalities in them lately. Up until recently, I would just rate anything I liked a 10/10 — anime, books, plays... If I enjoyed it, that was enough. But there's a certain beauty to seeing the flaws in what you like, too. I've seen people say it kinda ruins the experience for them, but I disagree. I do have to admit, though, that I'm always looking for the good part of everything, so that might have to do with it. I don't think that's a problem though, I do like most of what I see and that's neat, even if it's not everyone else's cup of tea. We're all here to do our thing.

...All that, and I haven't even mentioned which movie I watched, lol. It was The Breakfast Club. It caught my eye because it's referenced in the main story of my favourite 18TRIP group, and now that I finally have some free time (university is a special kind of hellspawn, I swear), I figured I could watch it! I really liked it, though I am conflicted about the very ending. I won't spoil it, though. Overall, I'm giving it a 4/5.

I miiiight watch something else sometime soon, but I kinda just do whatever I want whenever I want, so I can't say for sure. For now, I'll tag this as ''personal'', and if I decide to log any movies I might watch properly, I'll make some kind of movies tag. 

See you next time!