Through The Eyes of Others

It’s no real secret that I love movies.  I love everything about them.  It’s more than just the story that the filmmaker is trying to convey that I watch the movie for (although that is a large part of it).  I love how a gifted actor can transform themselves and give a convincing performance as someone else.  I love the idea that someone might be so passionate about a project that they devote themselves for (in many cases) years to get their project, financed, written, casted, and produced.  And many of these projects never get the notoriety or even get into a theatre on a national basis.  That’s amazing to me. 

If there is something I like more than watching movies by myself, it’s watching a movie again with someone who has never seen it before.  I love seeing the movie that I enjoyed through the eyes of someone who is experiencing it for the 1^st time.  Watching someone’s eyes and reaction knowing that the monster is going to jump out of the closet any second is magical for me.  And it doesn't have to be just scary movies.  Knowing that a particularly poignant or emotional scene is coming up and witnessing the viewers reaction to it is great. 

In just a few short months, I will be able to have that with my new son/daughter.  I really look forward to seeing things through his/her eyes….and not just with movies.  Going to the zoo, ballpark, the beach, church, and every experience that we may see as trivial or mundane is going to be a new experience for him/her.  I can’t wait.