Film Series- Classic Disney

 

   

       I'm sure like most kids Disney played a huge part in their childhood. I remember that every Saturday afternoon in my house my mom would make us some homemade popcorn and we would sit together and watch a movie. It was such a lovely tradition to have with her and one that I would love to replicate my future children.
    There is just something about classic animated Disney films that is nostalgic as well as timeless. The fact that I am now in my early twenties and still thoroughly enjoy watching any of the films must mean that Walt Disney knew what the hell he was doing. Of course is so hard to choose one as a particular favorite because they all mean something different to me but I would say that the two that stand out are The Aristocats and Sleeping Beauty. I really wish that Disney would make more films with the classic animation. Don't  get me wrong I absolutely adore Pixar films but there's just something extra special about the classics. 

Film Series- Jaws

     This film is the reason why I am still paranoid even when swimming in a pool filled with chlorinated water! I requested that my mother rent this movie for me when I was five years old. To this day I don't know why I wanted to see it so badly. I had probably heard about it from a classmate in my kindergarten class. The funny thing to me is that my mom actually rented for me. I can still remember the day clearly, it was a summer afternoon and I was with my older cousin Courtney.I have to say the opening credits with that now famous dada-dada-dada should have been enough of a warning that it wasn't exactly a Disney film. I sat there watching the opening scene where the girl gets drunk at a party and then decides it would be a good idea to go skinny dipping in the ocean with her drunk companion. What happened next has seriously effected me to this day
        I watched as the girl was seemingly eaten alive by Jaws and dragged under water while screaming for help. Now my reaction to that wasn't closing my eyes or hiding behind  the couch. I bolted for the door and did'nt just run out of the room I ran out of the house in horror. I went to find my mom who i'm sure regretted renting the movie for me. Since that first viewing this film has actually become one of my favorites. I must have seen it over twenty times now. It probably is also the reason why I love Shark Week on the Discovery Channel so much. But i'm sure that i'm not the only person this film has affected. Having a fear of being eaten alive by a giant shark seems rational to me. Like I said before, because of this film I still have moments of panic that Jaws is going to come up behind be and bite my leg off while i'm swimming in my pool. That's actually not very rational, oh well.

Film Series- Spice World

         Alright so this choice may seem a bit silly and frivolous but I can't help but love this movie. I think for many girls that are my age (21)  Spice Girls were pretty much "it". I can actually remember being six or seven years old and having a tribute band with my friends. We were each assigned a different member, I was posh. We would sing the songs and learn the choreography from the videos and then perform for our classmates. So of course when the movie came out we were all begging to see it! 

         I was actually watching HBO the other week late at night and saw that Spice World was coming on and sat there and watched the whole film, and thoroughly enjoyed. I should also add that while I am writing this I am listening to Spice Girls- Greatest Hits. It really is nostalgic for me, it brings me right back to being a kid and just having a fun and carefree time with my friends. We weren't bothered if it was cool or if we looked like idiots, we were having too much fun to care. But just to make it clear I know the movie does suck but I really couldn't give a shit.  Anyway that's enough delving into my past for one night. I think now i'm going to go embrace my inner "poshness" by throwing on a cute dress and dancing around my room to Wannabee. That's not sad is it? : )