Entertainment

Hello my good friends, I am back (finally) with another blog post. For some reason the past few weeks have been booked, I never seem to have a free moment.

Most of my friends get onto me because I haven't seen a majority of the "classic" TV shows or movies. I honestly don't know why I don't watch a ton of movies or TV, I really don't know what I do when I do have free time. I have watched shows like "Parks and Recreation," "Criminal Minds" and "Gossip Girl," but usually I choose to watch random documentaries on Netflix. 

My problem may be that I'm picky... if a show doesn't grab my attention and really reel me in, I abandon it. For every show like "Gossip Girl" or "Parks and Rec" there's a show similar to it that I should watch but I don't like, for example "One Tree Hill" or "The Office." Or because I don't have a ton of free time I end up just playing "Criminal Minds" in the background while I do homework. 

I promise I'm trying to work on my knowledge of movies/TV, and that's what I'm writing about today. See I watched a movie that really made me think (and I wasn't expecting it too) and I'm watching a TV show that has truly drawn me in.

First, the movie, or rather the muscial.

"The Greatest Showman" was a movie/musical I thought I would enjoy but then walk out of the theater and forget about. With so much hype I knew I wanted to see it but, again, wasn't sure how much I would enjoy it. But even now, 3+ weeks out I have still caught myself listening to the soundtrack on Spotify and thinking about the story. Sure, it wasn't my most favorite movie of all time but I really did enjoy it. I would recommend everyone see it. While watching it in the theater was enchanting, watching it once it's out to rent would suffice, too. I think the reason I enjoyed it so much was that it was relatable. Everyone has these huge dreams at one point of their life or another where they make it big, are famous and have everything they could have ever wished for. But then it also addresses what really is your dream, what (or who) are you living for and how much can you push the boundaries to make it. It got me thinking about my future and what I wish to accomplish. 

Last is a Hulu original, "The Handmaid's Tale." I have a student Spotify account which means I get Hulu for free. I hadn't heard of "The Handmaid's Tale" until watching part of the Golden Globes where I saw a trailer for it (and it won best TV drama). Dramas always intrigue me and I thought I would check it out. It is so good. There's a precaution before every episode that it's for mature audiences which I agree they should have, but I would say it's more "raw" than graphic. I cannot begin to describe how "The Handmaid's Tale" has made me rethink how our world today works. Basically, this show is set in a dystopia when the remaining fertile women have been collected (ripped from their families) to help the government officials continue their legacy by bearing their children. But do the handmaids get to be married to these men? No. The government officials have wives who can't get pregnant so the handmaids are there for that "service" and that service only. This series had me invested since episode one and the ideas the show raises are eerily  similar to that of "Black Mirror"-- too close to comfort for one day in the future.

My favorite kind of entertainment is that which makes me think. If I watch a show I want to be engrossed in the plot line, characters, and their future. These two have really done that for me and I wanted to share with all my friends that I am watching more shows (so be proud of me).

Until next time,
Taylor xx

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