My love for Cinema

My love for films began on my 6th birthday. As part of my birthday gift, my parents took me to the movies. While it wasn't the very first time I saw a movie in the theaters, it was the first time that I got to pick what movie we went to see. Peter Pan had always been my favorite story as a child and I had watched the Disney version more times than I can recall. So it was an easy decesion for me when I told my parents I wanted to see "Hook".

That birthday could not have gone by any slower. Even after getting home from school, I sat for hours next to the front door waiting to see my father to get home from work. I knew as soon as he got home, we were heading straight to the movies. When the lights finally dimmed, I sat in that movie theater watching real life actors fly through the air and a heroic Peter Pan battle one of the most notorious villains ever created. I didn't want to blink in fear that I might miss a single second of the movie. What was happening on the screen in front of me was a form of magic that until that night I was unaware of. I left that theater a victim of the power of cinema. Over twenty years later, my love for film making has only grown with age and It's been a joy being able to share my love for films with my readers through this blog.

Steven Spielberg's "Hook" took a unique twist on the fairytale of Peter Pan. The story focuses on an adult Peter Pan rather than the young boy who vows never to become a man. Peter Pan, played by Robin Williams, has grown up and has long forgotten who he really is. A workaholic layer who puts everything on hold to devote himself to his job, Peter's own children are growing up without him even noticing. Upon his return home to London with his family to visit his wife's grandmother, Wendy (yes that Wendy), Peter's two children are kidnapped. The culprit is none other than Captain James Hook (Dustin Hoffman) who tries to lure his nemesis back to Neverland. Peter will have to remember his past to save his children from the clutches of Hook and his band of pirates. "Hook" still remains one of my favorite films to this day and is one I'm happy to share with any of you who might not have seen it.