Saturday, June 28, 2008

Simple Question, Creative Answer

This is the article I submitted to the required 'answer' to the employer's question: What is your favorite movie and why do you like it? React if you must. *lol*

There is always a certain amount of solace and comfort I get from watching Marlin bicker with Dory and then eventually getting along together; from studying how Nemo manages to make friends in a such a small closed space and how he manages to overcome his fears; from realizing the sharp and extremely stark difference between living free in the vast, beautiful ocean and living in it imprisoned in your insecurities and worries; as well as discovering the colossal distinction of being a captive in an aquarium, and spending your days trapped in it but liberated from any doubts or qualms…believing deeply that someone, someday will save you, but believing more firmly that you will find a way to save yourself; and how, after all the shark chases and adventures, after all the whale-watching and turtle-surfing, after all the despair and memory-loss… everyone ultimately finds one another. This film has taught me loads about friendship, about family, and most importantly about standing up for yourself and finding strength and courage even when in the midst of a very uncertain situation. Yes, who would have known this childlike, candid and innocent animation would teach me to grow up.

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