I'm going to try something here but I doubt that I will get many responses.
Have you ever watched a movie where in the midst of trying to track the general storyline of the movie, reading the characters as they play out their interpretation of the script that you had a light bulb moment and think to yourself "That looks a lot like me"? Whether the character (or rather some characteristic of the character) is a reflection of you somewhere in the past or in the present, you felt like that was what you went through or how you felt. And I don't know about you, but no matter how bad the plot was or how poorly developed the characters were, you come out watching that movie saying/thinking it wasn't that bad. Because you saw a part of yourself being portrayed by another person who may just see it as another script. You suddenly don't feel alone anymore.
Sometimes movies make you think about questions on morality, philosophy, ethics and other such deep issues (unless you're not into that kind of thing, which I would say get up and use your brain a bit more). But sometimes, movies make you think about yourselves. In that light bulb moment, it is saying to you "This is who you are/were" and sometimes in times where we don't know what to do with ourselves in our current situation or circumstance, the movie in question is telling you to think about what you should be doing. And here is where answers diverge depending on the movie. If it is one of those happy ending ones, you might suddenly forget all of the above because you come to the conclusion that nothing is this perfect or swing to become cynical and shoot down everything in sight. Which is why I love open endings (not the ones that hint at a sequel). Most of the time you're not being deluded with all the airy-fairyness of happy endings which gives me more attention to tackle the questions are being asked to me silently. What should I do? That is me right there, in that character, and he/she is giving me a possible answer or glance at an answer. Is that what I should be doing? Why and why not?
So, my question to you "stalkers" here, name one movie and the character that you saw a part of yourself that had the most impact on you. It doesn't necessarily have to be something that says about you now, it can be a distant past you. Whatever. But it should strike accord with you when you watch it. But it would be great if it is about the present you. Tell me by commenting here or the cobweb filled chatbox on the right of this blog. If you are shy, DM/PM (depending on what you use) me in whatever way you know how. Last I checked, it's still a federal offense for someone else to open your snail mail directed to me. If you are extra bold, tell me why you picked that movie and specifically that character.
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