★★★★✰
The movie that inspired me to find penpals...hi guys if ur reading this. I think i expressed how i feel in an email i sent a while ago.
"The internet used to seem like it was an addition to life but now it seems like life is an addition to the internet. I was thinking about this and realized we live in a world where we yearn for answers over experiencing things as they are, doing is the best teacher but people want to know everything about everything before they allow themselves to learn and fail."
Long form communication is one of the best ways to communicate. Especially when talking to someone new. The dating culture now is cursed because of this. The permanent accesibility we to have to one another causes us to talk to each other less out of fear for being cringe or random, when you would never feel that way if you got a letter in the mail. A conversation through text or DM can never end and leave you with the same feeling that a more thought out letter or email can. On top of the pressure of literally being able to see if the person read the message or not. Texting is obviously good though, but i just realized that maybe texting feels too close. When you know the person is looking at the screen and watching you type its as if they are there.
I think alot of people can benefit from writing out their thoughts, thinking ideas through, making sense of things and revising. Its more fun with another person though, email me if u want.
The effects are so cool at describing the internet in a human way. The email sections of this movie really do a good job at making you feel secluded, just like you are when you're in front of a screen. The forum is like a night club. I try to remind myself that who i am is what i represent online and in person, anonimity can be an easy way to lose control of that.
