Today, I’m not going to recommend you a movie. I’m going to show you how you can enjoy every movie so that you don’t run out of them when your friends cancel your plans, when you miss your ex or when you just feel lonely.

I’m going to teach you using my expertise in a variety of different subjects. So, don’t worry. It’s really easy.

1. Remember the effort that puts into making a movie.

The movies are made by collaborations. A lot of people put so many efforts even the most basic stuff. And they put a lot of money into it. I’m telling you it’s very hard. I know it because I tried to make a couple of shorts. It was a nightmare. I still shoot shorts. And my dream is to make a feature film one day. So, imagine that.

And believe me, you would rather prefer appreciating the effort that puts into making a movie than thinking about how much effort you put into planning the perfect getaway weekend with your friends when they bailed out on you at the last second.  

2. Over-analyze everything.

I studied cinema so I can look at them in a different point of views. I can watch them from a screenwriting standpoint, or from a directing standpoint. And I tend to over-analyze pretty much the rest of it. I see how they failed to deliver the punchline for a specific joke and amuse myself with their cute effort. I wonder why they use poor set design. Is it because they wanted it to look ‘like a movie’? Are they telling me something with that detail? Maybe they didn’t have enough money. Probably the last one but what if they tried to create a subtle symbolism when they left one of the microphones in the picture? It’s a fun game, you should try it.

And believe me, you would rather prefer over-analyzing the sad clown scene from the worst movie you ever watched than over-analyzing or trying to find subtle hints in your ex’s behaviors since you broke up.

3. Force yourself to watch it.

This is my favorite one. It’s pretty straight-forward. You just force yourself to watch it when you’re feeling lonely. How do I know it? Because I’m an expert at making myself feeling lonely.

And believe me, you would rather prefer forcing yourself to watch a movie than sitting around feeling lonely, over-analyzing and over-thinking everything about your ex, and thinking about how much effort and time you put into your relationship with your ex, and the plans your friends cancel every time.

4. Find cheap theaters.

Always watch it while it’s in the theaters. It makes it into a whole different experience.