200 movies

I'm officially 200 movies into my 365 movie challenge. During my journey through this year-long challenge, the last thing I expected was to learn anything other than useless movie trivia. I obviously did learn a lot about movies, but I also learned a lot about (clichè alert) myself. Here's what I've learned so far:

It Kinda Sucks

I knew this was called a challenge for a reason, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult. My family recently got Hulu, which has made me at least 10 movies behind. 

My Writing Is (Somewhat) Better

Watching so many movies has given has given me inspiration and ideas for stories and lights a fire under me to actually write them out. People say that reading is the best way to get better at writing, but movies may be the real key.

Discovering Hidden Gems

I always thought the "Recommended" section of Netflix was the end-all-be-all, but I've now learned to do some searching on my own. I've actually taken time to research and seek out movies, which is a lot of work, by the way. Along the way I've discovered movies like "Shimmer Lake" or "Two Days in Paris", which are now a few of my favorites.

A New Coping Mechanism

Movies have always been an escape for me, having that escape once every has done a lot of good for my mental health. Having a guaranteed one to two hours where I get to relax is something I'm going to stick with even after the year ends.

Sharing An Experience

Out of the 200 movies I've watched, I've seen at least half with other people. My family and friends has been really great at respecting my goal and helping me achieve it. Another thing that I noticed was whenever I tell somebody about my challenge, they almost always recommend a movie to me. I used to do a program when I was an RA where a different person would show their favorite movie. It was my favorite program I did because seeing the excitement people have while talking about their favorite movie is one of the best things in the world.

Taking It Easy

I've always struggled with stressing out over little things. At the beginning, I was very strict with myself to the point where it was making my anxiety worse. As I pushed through I was able to be a little more easy on myself. Right now I'm about 10 movies behind, but I'm learning to accept it and empower myself to catch up rather than beat myself up for falling behind.

Over all, this challenge has done a lot for me. At the end of the year, I'll be able to say that I accomplished something I never thought I could do.  If there's something you've always wanted to do, but didn't think it was worth the hassle, just do it. It may not be able to go on my resume but at the very least, it'll be a fun fact I could say during an icebreaker, and that's enough for me.

Do you have any movies you want to recommend? Tweet me @livia_trevino :)

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