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     Hey everyone! My name is Joey, I am a senior here at North Central College studying Sociology. Some of the things I enjoy doing are going to the gym, watching hockey and football, cooking, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends. I have a younger brother, I have two dogs, the breed they are is Leonberger. The movie theatre I grew up going to was Regal Cantera, right next to Main Event. If I am going to be honest, I don't remember the last time I went to a movie theatre due to the pandemic and my busy schedule. I actually enjoy watching movies alone because I think movies can be personal, but there are times when I will watch one with my family and or friends, but it depends on the movie and occasion. I do enjoy watching a movie at the theatre at times because there is some sort of common interest within the audience, and the theatre has some great snacks too. Then again, kicking back and relaxing on your own couch with the people that you want to be with is never a bad idea either. I am not picky when it comes to movies, I will give pretty much any movie a chance. My favorite genre depends on the day, I don't have a go to genre because my mood really determines what I feel like watching. 

     Almost everyone likes a good comedy, personally comedies will always be my favorite. Most comedies have ongoing jokes throughout the movie, some sort of slapstick comedy (people getting hurt like in Home Alone), and even funny songs that go along with the hilarious occurrences that may happen during the film. There are also romantic comedies which I don't know much about, but my guess is this type of movie is a romantic movie that isn't as serious as something like "The Notebook" but still displays a message of love with humor tied to it. Some comedies are family friendly, and some are most definitely not, like you wouldn't show Ted or Step Brothers to kids, but maybe you would show them Happy Gilmore or The School of Rock. Comedies are good after scary movies too; I sometimes will watch a funny movie to not have the scary events from the horror movie on the top of my mind. I don't want to feel paranoid or have any wild dreams about what I just watched. My personal favorite of comedy is slapstick because of the various ways pranks are pulled, the crazy stunts, and things like that. Plus getting a few good laughs can improve your overall mood and watching a good comedy can be an escape from life. 

     I am taking this class because I wanted to expand my knowledge on how people look at movies from different points of view. It fascinates me that people can watch the same movie, but not everyone grasps the same message, which is completely fine, but I find that interesting. I know when I watch movies for the first time I don't see all of the messages right away, it may take a few times of watching it to learn more about the overall message from the movie. I also think as we age, we look for new types of messages to take away from movies. I also think if we are going through something hard in our lives we can see a movie differently from someone who is going through something completely different. How we interpret a movie can go in many different ways I think and I don't think there is a wrong way to take away a message. That is all that I have for now; I look forward to a great semester with you all!