Marvelous Marvel Movie Magic

The middle of semester is always a weird and difficult time. The 2 week break always seems to lure me into a false sense of security and comfort, and then BOOM it's crunch time; mid-semester tests, assignments and assessments, a buttload of new content... I know it's a 'study break' but going through the motions of uni for the first 6 weeks, it really always ends up with me grasping for straws of peace. And then it's another 6 weeks... after a while I start losing bits and pieces of contentment, always stressed out by uni, job prospects, responsibilities. Sometimes it feels like there isn't much to look forward to, short or long term. Sure, there's friends and family to catch up with and new people to meet, but that always ends up in conversations about yourselves, what you're doing, what you're going to do- it's too much sometimes!

This is where the movie magic comes in...

Seeing Captain America: The Winter Soldier was like a light at the end of a tunnel. I'd forgotten something that I'd been looking forward too for YEARS; Marvel movies. I remember I had a list of all set and planned movies for the next few years while I was in highschool (which I have lost), and while I have been excited for the movies coming out this year, seeing this movie just brought my enthusiasm roaring back.

I think what makes these movies so special to me may have to do with escapism, for a while it's easy to forget bad personal things or bad in the world in general... It unlocks a whole new world with characters I can relate to, and even the ones I can't form a connection with have their good points. It makes me wish they really existed (perhaps without the mass city destruction).

I may have had too many emotions about this movie, and The Amazing Spider-man 2, and they may have made me cry a lot, and they may not even be about real people... But they made me happy, and Marvel movies and Marvel in general make me happy, and with all the everyday stress, I think it's something I want to hold on to.


I know I know-

-but occasionally for 2 hours, and for fleeting moments when I zone out, AND when I find someone  who's also interested, I can enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe and look forward to all the new ones (they've got plans until I'm 30+!).

~Iz