Personal Narrative: Signs Now

As a survivor of a residential school, Theodore Fontaine withstood the ultimate extent of the human condition. In his book, Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools (Fontaine, 2010), Theodore narrates the horrific abusive exploitation he encountered at the residential school; his dark emotional plight for freedom; and his spiritual journey into light (Fontaine, 2010).

I love movies. For as long as I can remember, I’ve harvested a passionate, slightly embarrassing obsession with film. The way in which cinema can paint such vivid and beautiful moving images, portray moving stories containing a wide range of emotion and narrative threads, leaving a long-term impact on the viewer, all within a runtime of two hours or so, captured my fascination at an early age. This fascination continues to this day. While I cannot state for certain the first film I ever watched (My parents seem to think it was either Disney’s animated princess flick Mulan or The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy), I can most definitely remember the first film that left a lasting impression on my youthful mind, in addition to inspiring me until this day.

When you think of fear, what do you think of? Do you think of something you are absolutely terrified of and do not want to think about or something else. Fear is programmed in your brain as something you want to stay away from for  safety.  Like when we touched a hot pan and burned ourselves now we will not do that again for fear of being burned. Mr.King states three claims that we go to horror movies to have fun and that we go to feel normal and the last one That we go to face our fears but is that really true?

The liking for horror movies lies in the excitement and danger they pose. People enjoy being scared because it pushes a surge of adrenaline.

Growing up my favorite movie of all time was the Wizard of Oz, and to this day I could watch it over and over again. I enjoy watching fantasies on our list such as beauty and the beast, supernatural, and the hulk. To me these movies and shows are a way to make myself, and others feel as though the characters can relate to all of our lives somehow. They make us feel as though we are not alone. And someone else is dealing with the same situation which makes me connect with them. Even if it is just for an hour or two it’s enough time to escape from my own word, and get lost in theirs. Whether it’s falling in love, hunting demons, ghosts, and monsters, or even being a giant green super hero .If you look deeper you’ll find a message behind each

According to King, civilized people enjoy horror movies because it shows that we are not afraid and it is a way to exercise our dark sides. Watching horror movies allows for use to face some of our greatest fears, and once conquered, we feel better about our abilities to face our fears. Every civilized person has a dark side to them and this can be feed by watching horror movies. The content in horror movies fuels our need to see death and other horrible parts of the human experience. In reality, horror movies keep some of our sanity in check.

Stephen King is right to claim that human crave horror to face our fears. When someone watches a horror movie, and they know they’re going to be scared or they know that they’re afraid of whatever is the subject of the movie, this is a prime example of facing your fears. When they spooky, scary

Psychological Desires for Monster Movies One of the major reasons people watch scary movies or go to haunted houses and corn mazes is for the feeling it gives inside. The scary feeling we crave. As Stephen King mentioned in Danse Macabre, “terror as the finest emotion, and so I will try to terrorize the reader.” Some authors, as well as movie directors, will portray scary to please the audience that wants the thrill or rush while watching or reading.

Growing up with a father in the military, you move around a lot more than you would like to. I was born just east of St. Louis in a city called Shiloh in Illinois. When I was two years old my dad got the assignment to move to Hawaii. We spent seven great years in Hawaii, we had one of the greatest churches I have ever been to name New Hope. New Hope was a lot like Olivet's atmosphere, the people were always friendly and there always something to keep someone busy. I used to dance at church, I did hip-hop and interpretive dance, but you could never tell that from the way I look now.

People seek ways to entertain themselves. It may be by spending some time outdoors, staying home playing with their siblings or playing games. For many years, one thing that has been an entertainment for people and it is movies. Movies entertain people and it allows them to hang out with friends; it even allows family to bond. Movies are ways that allow someone step outside their homes. Movies have different types of genre. Movies vary from action, comedy, fantasizes, heartwarming, romance etc. All types of movies entertain people, but the one that takes it all is horror movies. Horror movies allow friends to bond, helps face fear and it is best known for its thrill.

For some reason, I was never all that afflicted by the terrors of the cinema. While appealing,

You start dating a girl, you like her, and you wonder if she's in it for the long haul. How can you tell if she's committed to you or not? You watch for the signs of not wanting to commit and then - when you feel the signs are there -you ask her about it so that you can know for sure.

It provides relief from having to be responsible adults all the time. Movies allow us to feel like children again and dive into the imaginary, unjustifiable, and unreasonable. It allows us to let loose of our adult expectations of being civilized and gives the green light to be

The first movie to put some fear into me might have help from the surroundings while watching it, the 1999 remake of the 1963 film The Haunting. At the time of when I watched the film my family and I were house sitting for a friend of my father. There I was, sitting in front of stranger’s television, in a stranger’s house watching a scary movie well into the night, the perfect setup for a good scare. The idea of objects being having the ability to be manipulated upon by an ethereal

Watching movies is probably one of my favorite activities, it does not matter if the movie good or bad; I just want to watch them. I loved going to the theaters as a kid because the entire experience was always so exciting, especially since it was the first thing my mother let me do out on my own. Going to the movies had always been a blessing but as I have grown I have made an effort to go less often. While the experience is still the same I just notice just how bad the overall experience can be as well.