Categories: anything-and-everything
Date: 28 March 2007 13:18:15
I bought myself a DVD the other day and still haven't got round to watching it. Still, that's not unusual for me - I have a habit of re-watching particular favourites over and over again and it takes some effort on the part of a 'new' film to break into the cycle!
I'm also not very good at keeping up with the latest films, and I'm not very keen on films that are too glaringly 'real life' - I prefer a bit of pleasant escapism and slush generally! But 'Iris,' which sits here waiting to be watched, was one that caught my attention when it first came out. Of course, as usual, I didn't make it to the cinema - it doesn't bother me going to the cinema on my own, I just don't seem to get round to it in time.
Anyway, I think the appeal of this one is the combined aspects of slush and writing! Don't laugh, but I love to read and watch stuff about writers because I have this little dream of sitting holed up as a writer one day, of being able to create a place of escape or reflection, observation or insight for someone else - just as I have enjoyed so many of these places, created by someone else, over the years! This is quite a far-fetched notion really seeing as I have no area of expertise to inform, am not a great wit or mind, not really into much (modern) fiction and wouldn't have the imagination for it anyway and I haven't gone on any exotic and daring expeditions to recount. Ho hum... I'm pretty good with children and still love the old children's classics - but producing something worthwhile would be something else!! Then there's the fact that I'm rather extroverted (in the needing people around sense) so would probably go off my head if I was shut in a room for great lengths of time trying to be creative. Still, it's funny what quaint little ideas we get eh.
Why do people write... as an outlet for creativity or for the reader - probably a balance of both? Perhaps it's a way of leaving a mark, a piece of yourself behind?
Oh and in case you're interested, the latest film that's appealed to me, which I'll probably never end up seeing is that motorbike one with John Travolta... looked quite amusing anyway!