Some of the films that have changed me as a person

Karate Kid

Ah, the Karate Kid. You know, my life mirrored Daniel's quite a bit. Apart from the girl, I was useless with girls, but anyway.

I was the new kid in town. Just back from 5 years in Russia and I spoke differently. I acted differently. And Russia was locked in a cold war with the UK. It gave them an excuse to pick on someone, right? I mean it didn't matter that I was born only 10 miles away from where I was living at the time. It only mattered that I came back from Russia.

It was the first time I ever experienced bullying too. The kids in Russia didn't bully me, and I guess there was a reason for that -- they weren't allowed to. But here, back in Scotland I was like a free for all. Have at it. My dad was gone, and I was only living with my mum and she had wild notions about me learning to stick up for myself as a person without any help.

And hell, this film taught me to stick up for myself. Watching Daniel get taught karate and stand up to his bullies made me do the same, and guess what? I stopped getting bullied.

I learned to hit back after watching this several thousand times.

Star Wars

Hereo's come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and this, well this taught me about good and bad. I mean, my family did too, but this cemented it in my brain after watching it around three thousand times.

It's done really well too. It teaches about good forces and bad forces. Two nations warring over resources may not necessarily be bad; they are competing for the limited resources so that their populations can stay fed and healthy, a noble cause on either side whilst at the same time demonizing each other.

But this was different. The empire were bad, they wanted to demonize, to restrict, to control, to kill for no reason, to limit, to hate; all the bad reasons for wanting to have power -- the dark side of the force really were evil and there's no different spin on it. I really don't think you could present a different side of Darth Vader like they did with Johnny Lawrence on Cobra Kai.

I wanted to be a Jedi, and in a way I still believe in a force in the way it's presented in Star Wars albeit not with hocus pocus and all that garbage. But I really do believe in light and dark; two opposing forces pushing and pulling against each other.

So yeah, I guess I'm saying a lot of my morality in my youth stemmed from star wars.

Hitch

Ah, Albert Brennaman. Whilst I wasn't truly like this man, it was this film that actually really made me realise that I probably needed some help in some form with women because damn, my life with the ladies was in the gutter, and this film was like holding up a mirror to my life.

And yes, I really loved this film. I mean it wasn't truly like life but it was pretty damn close. I'm glad I watched this film because I wouldn't be where I am today. I wouldn't have decided to seek help or change or anything.

So along with a good film it was also a life changer for me.

And that's a wrap!

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