10 Movies that influenced me to act like the main character of that movie

10 Movies that influenced me to act like the main character of that movie

I love movies, especially as a child and as an introvert, celebrating birthdays or spending my holidays on my bed, curled under a thick blanket, the AC on, snacks and drinks that would last until the evening and have at least twenty movies to choose from for my movie marathon.

And as a child watching those movies, sometimes, there are movies that makes me think this could be me because of how relatable it is or how badly I want to be in their shoes.

10 Movies that influenced me to act like the main character of that movie

10 - Taare Zameen Par

The movie is about Ishaan Awasthi, am eight year old boy who is having trouble at school. Later in the movie, it was revealed why. Not mentioning it to keep you from spoilers. The relatable thing with Ishaan is when he's struggling with school, no one understood him. Not his parents, not even his supportive brother. He has a gift in painting, and probably one of the things he enjoyed doing. His passion slowly died when he fell to depression.

Similarly, I have a passion for a lot of things. Writing and art mostly. I struggled at school back then because I was too shy to speak. At all. Students and teachers assumed I was mute. One of the teachers even had me stand in the corner in front of the class for the entire subject because I refused to recite. I fell into depression. While I didn't necessarily stopped doing my passion-hobbies or attempted to take my life, sometimes when I watch this movie, I try to act like Ishaan. Most of the time I cry with Ishaan.

9 - What happened to Monday

Now this movie, I didn't expect I'd enjoy so much. It's about septuplets born in an overpopulated world. With a one-child policy endangering their lives, they are were taught to live as one persona, Karen Settman. Noomi Rapace did well playing all seven sisters honestly.

Because of this movie, sometimes I have this conspiracy theory in my head that I need to always mislead people about myself. I'd answer my high school survey of false courses that I want. When writing in public, I'd use my left-hand even if I'm right-handed. Sometimes I'd use a fake first name or not write my last name. Lol, I need to touch some grass.

8 - The Impossible

When I first watched this film, I knew Tom Holland is in it. When I re-watched it again, I didn't realize this was the same Tom Holland. Anyways, the film is based on a true story, it's why I loved it. The ending part when Tom Holland and his brothers reunited was the part I kept doing at some points in my life. Like if I waited a bit more, the person I'm expecting to come would arrive. Or that I'd see someone unexpected when I go to a location where I know this person lived nearby.

It was ridiculous, I know. Out of all the times I did this, I hit a 0 out of 10 lol. The person I waited never arrived. I never saw someone I knew in a location I knew they'd drop by often. Maybe it was only a movie thing.

7 - August Rush

Or any Freddie Highmore role for that matter. I loved how soft-spoken and calm he was. When I was a child, I'd try to act like him. Smiling and slapping that guitar as if I just composed an entirely new song that would amaze a crowd. Honestly, in reality, it sounded nothing like what he did in the movie lol.

Whenever I try to speak like him, my friends would go, "Can you speak faster?" or "Can you speak louder?" I still kept doing it until I found something new to mimic.

6 - Kill Me, Heal Me

This is a K-Drama about a guy who developed personalities. I barely remember the details for this one, but I think the girl he liked has helped him heal until the personalities each bid goodbye.

Because of this series, sometimes I'd act as if I had personalities as well. Something to justify my mood swings. It was a brief phase, but it still happened so I thought it'd count lol.

5 - Nowhere / Escape Room

Survival movies often makes me re-think of my content choices. The things that I watch or read. Am I learning anything from it that would boost my survival just in case something like THIS happens to me?

There's a time when I'd carefully watch how to escape a car just in case it falls in the water. Or when I'd bookmark how to create DIY lifehacks if I end up in a jungle by myself. It's still a thing, but I'm not as deeply focused as before. Sometimes, I enjoy having a glimpse of these knowledge even if I won't remember it after watching it.

4 - X-Men

Ah yes. Who didn't act like one of the X-Men characters after watching it? No way no one wore shades and imagined lasers were coming out of it. Or sticking three ballpens between my fingers to do a Wolverine pose. To me, my X-Men character was Rogue.

I couldn't dye my hair, I wouldn't hear the end of it if I did. So sometimes I'd just imagine I had streaks of white and I'd wear gloves. When I take it off, I'd dramatically try to touch something and imagine affecting them with my touch lol. Or I get to absorb something from them. Don't judge, I was a child!

3 - Fireproof

The movie was about Caleb and Catherine's marriage falling apart. Caleb's father was a Christian and he offered Caleb to do the love dare book to fix his marriage. The start wasn't great, and Caleb really struggled, but that's the part that made me want to do it too.

No, I am not married lol. But I put a twist on it. Something about "the great change" dare book. About me as a person, undergoing changes that would surprise my family, maybe even influence them. My max days was probably 7 and my least is 5. I couldn't go beyond it lol. But it hasn't left my plans yet, I still wanted to do it at some point.

2 - How to train your dragon

The famous Hiccup and Toothless meet!

Look I love dogs. But most of the time I am scared when I meet them for the first time, especially the ones who barks at me the first meeting. I'd close my eyes, stretch my hand and hope I pull a Hiccup and I meet my Toothless. Never gets old, I still do it when I have the opportunity.

1 - Avatar

Avatar: The Last Airbender is my childhood cartoon and will always be one of my favorites and a legendary cartoon that I'd rewatch every now and then. We all know that benders can bend the four elements.

When I'm at the pool or at the beach, I often like pushing water away like kamehame wave and imagining it's a form of waterbending. I'd splash my siblings with random karate moves to feel like I'm doing some adept skill that Katara never learned. Even now as a grown-up, I still tend to do it when I'm with friends or siblings. Like waterbending is a part of me and I can't let it go.

What about you? What movie has influenced you in real life?