Although I constantly fail at knowing the names of actors
and actresses who star in chart-topping movies, I do consider myself a movie
buff. Why? Well my mother and I, in an attempt to spend more time together, go
to the movies almost every Sunday afternoon. So I do see movies quite often and
I look forward to my Sunday movie day all week. Although I have seen many
fantastic and memorable movies, it remains pretty easy to pick out my favorite.
Many would assume I would say one of the Harry Potter movies since I read each
book around 5 times, they came out on my birthday every year, and I dressed up
as Hermione until I was seventeen. Yes, the world of Harry Potter is the
definition of my childhood, but I just cannot pin-point one of the movies to
name as my favorite. So, I picked another movie that I watched incessantly
throughout my upbringing. Not only did it fill my heart with Christmas cheer,
but it filled my mouth with hilarious one-liners. “Elf.” When I first saw that
movie in 2003, I believe I watched it around twenty times that holiday season. Not
only did it bring me holiday cheer while I lived in a place where it stood at
50 degrees during the winter (I’m not saying I like snow, because I despise
it), but it made me happy at all times of the year. It became a family
tradition of watching “Elf” at least three times during Christmas break, and it
never ceased to make my entire family laugh. And throughout the rest of the year,
my best friend Mason and I would watch it every single month. Whenever we needed
a little pick-me-up or just had nothing better to do, we watched “Elf.” Hands down.
We knew every single line, every single song, and every single sound effect. We
spent the duration of the movie listening to our own interpretation of the
movie instead of listening to the actual thing. And it made us happy every
time. Therefore, I believe that the reason that “Elf” wins my favorite movie
award is not just because it brings my family together and promotes the holiday
cheer, but it reminds me of the memorable times I had with my best friend. I just
wish that Mason and I could get together and watch it during the holiday season
every year considering the fact that my family established a rule that I am not
allowed to recite any lines. What’s the fun in that?
I also enjoy this Christmas classic. Like you said, it certainly makes the audience happy. Additionally, I agree with your reasoning for why you chose in your favorite movie. In my blog, I discussed my own idea of a "favorite movie," and your opinions seem similar to mine. I also think your favorite movie seems unique because you share it with your best friend and family. In my opinions, movies should bring the good things out of people, and this movie certainly does so.
ReplyDeleteI too enjoy Elf. My family and I visited New York City over Thanksgiving break and we went to see the Elf: The Musical on Broadway. Though some of the scenes made me laugh, the actors could not live up to the brilliance of Will Ferrell and the other cast members. Overall, I would not recommend seeing the musical version unless you would like to hear the female lead belt out a song about why she should never have dated an elf. The musical could have easily ruined the movie for me with such cringe-worthy scenes, but regardless, I will not let it as I will cherish Elf and share it with my family for Christmases to come.
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