1. MOVIES IN MY EYES

This is a microfilm made by me and my teammates in request of an assignment in our English class. So it is actually an English microfilm.

I have been loving movies for a long time. We get from movie the excitement in a war, the legendary journey to the wonderland that would never happen to us, the heartbreaking separation falling on the protagonists we have deep affection for, the convulsion which hits us when we see something echoes with our heart, and most importantly, the wisdom for life.

How limited our human beings are! We are limited in a certain time, a certain place, and in our own stories. Besides, everyone has only one chance of living and can only experience every moment of our life for once. However, movies provide us with chances to explore other possible lives, poor, wealthy, contradictory, passionate, disappointing……What a vast landscape!

Moreover, there exist many moments when life comes into a dilemma, where we are at a loss just like wandering at the crossroads, hesitating about which road to take. But behold！Movies again! I believe every movie is, if not a bible, at least some notes for life. They give us hints about how a life journey goes with different choices more directly and straight than books, combining pictures and music together, which makes a more delicious feast for the audience.(Of course I love books, too.)

2. MY ENGLISH MICROFILM

I was quite excited about this task my English teacher assigned. However, my teammates didn’t share my passion and ambition in making an English microfilm. I could hardly understand their indifference in this as making a movie was such a creative, imaginative and artistic job in my view. (Who our partners are is decided by our teacher.)So there were many times when I felt so upset about my lonely interest which received no echo from my partners. In the process of the making, I also realized one unpleasant character flaw those rich only children have, the self-centered character. They think little about others and only come to you when they need your help. Accordingly, I took the three jobs, director, scripter and editor, at the same time, upon myself. And on the prize-giving day, 10th May ,just last Sunday, when I was also required to give a speech, I only persuaded one teammate to go with me.

But anyway, I would never have made it without their help. I still thank them from the bottom of my heart.

However, looking at myself, I become unease as I suppose it is largely my fault that resulted in the lacking of solidarity in our team. I have been a shy girl since I was little, with few words to say and a poor sense of humor. I’m not good at uniting a team; I’m not what a good leader should be. In addition, it was part of my overflowing passion that made me a director, scripter ,and at the same time, editor. I took over these jobs willingly myself. It’s not all my teammates’neglect. Preferring to working all by oneself rather than with the teammates is also a character flaw in the only children. Well, yeah, you guess right, I’m also an only child as my teammates are. Incorrigible shortcomings! If only I can help it!

3. END

I love movies. Actually, I have a dream of being a director, who, in my view, is the greatest architect of wonderful dream lands, freeing us from daily life and our own stories. This English microfilm, Loving Strangers, is a start in my pursuit of a movie career though it is not perfect and my face will turn red every time I see its imperfection.

Loving Strangers is a little story based on part of my character. Hope you enjoy it!