Starting today, for the next five days I will be joining the throng of thousands of Jakartarians lining up to the doors of theaters across town. Yes, the tenth Jakarta International Film Festival’s finally here.
Although I couldn’t call myself a avid movie buff, I always enjoyed watching movies. They let me tap into another world, another reality without me having to try hard. Unlike reading a book, you are spared from having to build your own theater of mind (which was why I like reading books better). They are…how to put it…packaged imagination. Of course we are talking about good movies here, because the bad ones, well…they tend to make me want to run back to my own reality instead.
And so, film festivals, like JiFFest, present an excellent opportunity for me to tap and enjoy dozens of realities from around the world, with reasonable price too!
Thus, be on the look out! For tomorrow, and the days after, I will walk into the theaters, sitting comfortably as the lights dim and let myself be whisked away to faraway places for two hours or so. And maybe, those faraway places delight me so, that I’ll be compelled to share them to all of you. I have one already in mind but that’s for next post.
See you at the screening!
