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Thought this would be a good spot to answer your question - why’d I like this movie so much?

It’s always interesting looking backward rather than trying to keep track of how I’m feeling in the moment - I’m sure I add much more meaning after the fact, particularly when I’m answering ‘why’ questions. First off there’s the whole parenthood thing. I can distinctly recall thinking about how I’d react or behave in x y or z scenario while watching. I’d be thinking “totally wouldn’t do it that way----” or “DUDE - KID - you have one job, survive!” stuff like that. Second round made me think about how down I’d be to have a daughter. So game. Reasoning there I think is that boys are invincible and will be fine one way or another. When I imagine having a girl I’m not afraid of trying to bridge the gap of experiences I’ve never had personally... something I could imagine being common for those wanting a boy. I think a son of mine would likely have the weight of ‘the grind’ on his shoulders, for better or worse. My daughter would likely get a different batch that’s more leadership and people oriented, fuck - I don’t know. 

All I do know is that while I’ll do my best to pass on whatever I can... boil it all down best I can - having a daughter would be a whole whirlwind of emotions. We get it - parents and stuff - moving on.

Another thing that came to mind was one of my own islands - THING island. I remembered the first time I had a “THING”. Obviously loved playing video games a ton - one of my friends Chris Scofield didn’t have an Xbox. I remember it being more because his parents didn’t want him to have one, but one christmas season I just - DECIDED - I’m going to get chris an xbox. Fuck yeah. Of course I didn’t have $300, shit I didn’t have $5. I asked my parents - hey, I want to do this - NEED to - what do I need to do to earn that? Make me a list of chores, whatever. I’ll do it. My mom even called his parents to check and see if that would be alright - turns out they weren’t a fan of video games. Still, you’d better believe I was ready to GO.

I also loved how all of the little pieces really added to the experience. I don’t think that all the tiny details make a huge difference unless the lower half of the pyramid is perfectly intact. Example - that little intro LAVA short - I think some of their other pre movie shorts have been better. This one for sure LOOKED the best and had plenty of ‘wow’ worthy aspects to it, but still it would be easy to see how you could go “yeah, pass. let’s do a different one” when remembering the old man chess short. When that core IS intact it allows the entire thing to shine and shimmer - cool.

I’m not really sure why I liked the movie so much - hell I don’t even get super excited about the thought of going to the movies very often (unless of course my darling is there with me :))))). I think one element that stuck with me is the ‘play’ factor. It’s almost like every step of the way her inner emotions were deciding what was going to play out and once they took control of the board it was a matter of pressing play and seeing what came out. Even the decision to go see the movie again, I don’t know what triggered that. I do know, however, that something pressed play and I was the one to carry it out and say “YEP - doing this”. I’ve accepted that things are just going to happen and I get to be the one to watch it unfold. 

He arrives out of breath and 20 minutes behind schedule.  "Where the hell were you," Namjoon snaps.  Yoongi flashes his best slightly red-eyed gummy smile and retorts, "Girl you look good, won't you Bach that ass up?"