I love the dollar theater. It fits right into my budget. This afternoon a group of friends and I saw "Interstellar." I went in not knowing what it was about and felt a lot of confusion for a while because I didn't know what to expect. Mostly though, I felt a lot of anxiety because several things I don't like were key elements/themes of the film: outer space (it seriously scares me, just thinking/talking about it significantly freaks me out), being alone, never seeing my family again, and the "unknown" in general. Perhaps these fears are common to lots of people and Christopher Nolan's point in creating the film was to have his viewers experience anxiety, fear, and worry, I don't know. However, I do find it interesting that viewing something that is not real can have such an effect on my psyche. It's a good reminder that media does impact our lives, even in the most unanticipated ways. I have been on-edge all day since seeing this film and although a heightened sense of alert isn't always a bad thing, (it proved beneficial in a later game of lazer tag), I don't particularly enjoy feeling tense and nervous in my day-to-day doings...That said, I did enjoy the story-line and film in general, go figure.
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