Post #10 - Conflict

            I tend to enjoy movies more when the conflict is outlandish and crazy.  When conflicts become more realistic they do help the audience connect with the characters on screen, but even then it feels a bit uncomfortable when they start hitting close to home.  For this reason, I like horror movies and fantasy type settings specifically because they have insane conflicts.  Slasher flicks like Halloween, Friday the 13^th, and Nightmare on Elm St. all have these scary concepts, but are just weird enough to make them have no real life possibilities.  Real life is all about struggle, whether it be with people, or money, or being disadvantaged for whatever reason.  We should watch films to escape these problems and enjoy ourselves a little.  For example, my family has always been tight with money, but recently we’ve all gotten into huge arguments because of money, how people are spending it, and where it should be going.  It all ends up going back to people being greedy and selfish.  The real conflicts we end up facing are all the mistakes of human nature.  Even then, trying to get away from it all can be a conflict.  The problem persists, and nothing really gets done.  If we really want to have relatable characters, we need to see more people paying bills and working as cashiers in fast food joints.  That’s real life.  Maybe for a movie we can walk around filming an average person who’s down on his luck, got the short end of the stick at some point and ends up at rock bottom.