Someone who loves music/art/TV/movies as much as I do can hate being asked for a favorite of any of these. For instance, my favorite song completely depends on my mood. I might be in the mood for techno, punk, pop, rap, or metal. It just depends. As far as movies go, how can I pick one favorite? I love almost all genres, and have several favorites in each. With that being said, here are some works that I come back to often for inspiration, comfort, or fun:
Movie - The Shawshank Redemption
What can I say? This movie has a great script, excellent acting, irony, the importance of friendship, strength of character, and a sense of justice that lies outside what misguided authority figures would call "justice."
Music - while my CD collection has everything from Mozart to Metallica to Morrissey to Madonna, and I love too many bands to list, there are 3 songs that seem to speak to my soul. They are in a tie, so I refuse to narrow it down further to one.
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church
"Everlong" by the Foo Fighters
"The Interview" by AFI
Clearly, my favorite genre is "alternative."
TV Show - ditto on the picking one item from a broad category, so I will list some of my favorites and look for a trend:
Lost, The Tudors, Design Star, Grey's Anatomy, Medium, Biography (of anyone, really), Big Love, Queer as Folk, The Colbert Report, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek & Star Trek TNG
Okay, that's far from a complete list, but enough of a start to look for some common ground. What could these have in common? Clearly I am not shy about sexual topics. I am very comfortable with supernatural or sci-fi storylines, and in fact think that they can explain the human experience better in some cases than traditional story modes. I love exploring mystery, the human condition, the arts, and social issues.
Ads - hands down, my favorite commercial ever aired when I was a little girl. It was the coca-cola commercial where world peace seems possible through bying coke and harmonizing. The music is what made it work for me. Well, that and the free love going on. I remember a little bit different version more clearly, but this was one version I remember:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOEU87SBTU&feature=related
Comic - Wonder Woman, hands down. She rocks! She was beautiful, smart, brave, tough, and still loving. Girl power. Enough said.
So, I'm supposed to come up with a common thread through all of these things. Well, I like equality in general. This is apparent in my love for Star Trek, Wonder Woman, and even Grey's Anatomy. Race/species/sex isn't necessarily a limitation in any of these, or at least they have been a bit ahead of some other areas of our society. I'm very comfortable with people/characters who are different than me. I guess I can begin to self-analyze by stating this:
I am a little alternative, and therefore gravitate toward other works/people/ideas that are too.
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