Remember the choose your own adventure books? I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THOSE! They were my favorite to read as a child and the movie reminded me of those books. I actually was considering getting a couple for the kids I nanny so that they may experience them before I saw the movie.
It was interesting how they made a movie into that format. It seemed a lot like the choose your own adventure books, but at the same time it was very similar to any video game. I have only played one RPG, Zelda the Twilight Princess, but my husband has played many. You choose your own path and do what you want to do, but if you screw up, you have to start over or back track and fix everything. He has started playing with the game guides so that he doesn't have to start over and can follow the game step-by-step.
The movie also made me think of my own life in a personal way. What situations have we created just by the way that we have reacted? Could it be my fault that someone isn't happy today? Could I have made another person's day by smiling and saying hi... and later instead of committing suicide they decided to live? That's a pretty deep thing to think about, but at the same time, the movie was also implying this thought. Each time she interacted with another person, their future was shown and each time the story changed, their future changed.
How can we live our lives in hopes to touch others in a way that helps and not hinders them?
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I don't think most people realize how much of an impact they can have on another person's life. Even in a simple gesture like saying "hello" or smiling as you pass by someone else, these things have the potential to make someone's day. In the PNW we are pretty friendly but anyone who has lived anywhere else in the country knows that the attitudes of our region are pretty unique. My husband and I lived in Florida for 6 months. We absolutely hated it because the people were not friendly anywhere you went. Even the checker at the grocery store never said "hello, how are you today?". We disliked it there so much we moved back across the country where people are nice and friendly. It's amazing how much one smile can change the future.
ReplyDeleteI would completely agree with you about looking at my life a little differently. I've also noticed the affect people play in other mediums. I was watching TV show and I watched a commercial where a guy saw a girl and he went to her. And the aftermath of this was that they gave birth to a boy, who went on to become the 57th President. I now wish I could travel to other versions of our universe to see all the other paths that were taken from our choices.
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