So I have a problem. It's not a huge, life altering problem. Honestly, problem is probably too strong a word. It's more like a quirk...yeah, that's better...I have a quirk!
I have a "quirk" watching movies that are based on true stories because I tend to obsess about learning everything about them after the fact. Let me start by saying I love movies! I love being able to get lost in something for an hour or two and live in the "life" of someone else. I get lost in a fantasy world for a few hours and when the lights come up I realize how great my life is and I move on.
That doesn't happen when I watch a movie based on a true story (I mean, when the lights come up I still realize I have a pretty kick butt life but I have a hard time "moving on"). When I watch a movie that's "based on a true story" I have to know everything about that story. Movies get "The Hollywood Effect" and a true story may have a the undertones of truth but tend to be over-dramatized. I want to know the truth...no I NEED to know the truth.
A few months ago I watched the Lifetime Movie "The Craigslist Killer" - yes I know it came out a year ago but it sat on my DVR List for about 5 months - remember I was planning a wedding and remodeling a house and had limited time. If you don't remember that please refer to every previous blog I've written...
...anyway, I finally watched this movie and my heart broke for Philip. I got "Hollywood-ed." I let the drama get to me. Those last scenes broke my heart and I forgot he had actually murdered women. After the movie was over I spent a good few hours wikipedia-ing and googling him. I didn't feel bad anymore. I got the real story. I mean, it breaks my heart how the story ended, but I'm happy he was found guilty and punished.
I'm digressing, however...when something "real" is featured in the plot of a movie I have to know more about it. I did the same thing when there was a "Jack the Ripper"-esque episode on Criminal Minds. I went to the library and got books on him and read them all in a few nights.
Now where did this all come from - I usually post about food or remodeling, right? We just watched "The Social Network" and I'm not sure how I feel about Facebook after that. Don't get me wrong, I'll still check it every 20 minutes on my phone when I get bored, but Wow! During the movie I actually started looking things up online because I know there were so many kernels of truth in it (I was in college when it came it and Notre Dame got it pretty early - within the first few months for sure) . The problem with that movie is that in reality everyone signed non-disclosure agreements so the "real truth" really isn't out there for the general public, or the crazy Alissa's of the world. So that means I'm not sure if I should be in awe of the creators of Facebook or disgusted. And I know I am going to spend the next few days trying to figure out everything I can about these people (I mean I've already stopped writing this three times to search the web for something else related to that movie!).
So for now I must run...the Zuckerberg's and Saverin's of the world are calling. Before I go...
...does anyone else always need to know the "true story" behind the "based on a true story?"
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