I think that movies can, and should be, a group activity. Making the movie itself is an extremely collaborative process, and I think that how and when someone watches a movie, be it all alone on a laptop at 4 AM or in a theater surrounded by strangers, directly affects the memory of the film.
Above is a picture frame showcasing the ticket stubs Iāve collected over ten years, approximately May 2003 - May 2013. One decade, one hundred and fifty-eight movies.
I can trace the past ten years of my life through these ticket stubs - the theaters move from New Jersey to Philadelphia to New York to Los Angeles just as I did. I remember who I saw each of these movies with, from high school (Superbad) to college (Iron Man 2). First dates (Grindhouse) and girlfriend fights (Rango). Movies I saw by myself (Amour) and with friends (my buddy Matt ripped a huge, loud fart during a pivotal scene in Milk).
And these arenāt even all of them, these are just the tickets that Iāve managed to save, the ones I didnāt accidentally throw out or lose. Iāve seen many more movies in theaters, and I really wish I had all of the stubs (my collection isnāt truly complete without cinematic treasures likeĀ NorbitĀ orĀ Indiana Jones 4).
I donāt want to oversell it. This is just a big piece of paper with smaller scraps of paper taped on top. ButĀ I donāt have any physical photo albums, I realized. Maybe one day when I really have time to kill Iāll go through Facebook and print out the pictures that I want to keep and put them in a nice little book to flip through when Iām feeling lonely or nostalgic. But until that happens, all Iāve got is this neatly arranged bundle of trash. And Iām okay with that.
(Hereās the full image if you wanted to see what movies Iāve seen, if we saw any together, or if you just want to judge my taste)
discoholicmusic
germansingergirl
dededos
romaincrisis
stormborns
turnnoffyourmind
yousharknotpass
pixelskylines
titsay
andulkaphoto
