Getting to know you......

It is my experience that people fall into a few different types of movie-goers.

The first group is the group that doesn't go at all. They can be overheard saying, "Oh the movies, ummmmm I haven't been to the movies since....ummmmm...well, the last movie I saw was Ghost, and I only saw it cause my wife made me go." I am always floored when I hear this, because I can't imagine a world in which I didn't go to 3 or more movies a month!

The second group is the group who only goes for the entertainment of a movie. They like to see a love story, or an action movie, or some cool special effects. They want to see big actors that they have heard of. They want highly publicized movies. They have left their psychology degrees at home and are looking for an escape. They can be heard saying, "I've never even heard of that. If nobody's talking about it, it must not be any good. Who is this guy in it? Oh uh-uh, that's one of those where you have to read the bottom!"

The third group is the group who loves the art of the film process. They don't care if there are subtitles, what the budget was to make it, who the actors are, or anything else. They look at many things - mainly the film-maker's vision. They see the layers of the story and the development of the characters, and they usually love the path less traveled. They don't care who the actors are, as long as they do it right. They are up for just about anything. They may say, "Oh, this was a favorite at the Film Festivals this year. The character development and the cinematography are breathtaking. Don't you just love a good foreign film."

There is also, of course, another group - a combination of them. So, which type are you?