Why You Should See A Movie Alone

I’ve recently been to a few movies by myself and I gotta tell you, I’m really digging it.  I used to be of the school of thought that movies are a group activity.  You and a date, a friend or a group of friends just watching a movie and enjoying your time together.  It just sounds right, doesn't it.  And, while it is still a great thing, seeing a movie alone can sometimes be much better.

Here's a few reasons why I think seeing a movie alone is better (sometimes):

1. Cost

Let's get this one one out of the way first because to me, it's the least important.  If you're in a couple, going on a date, or have a family, going to the movies quickly becomes an expensive outing.  Seeing a movie alone allows you to save a little bit of money.  Also, more snacks just for you.

2. Worry-free Viewing

Hitting up a movie you're particularly excited about is always a great feeling.  Whether it's the next installment of your favourite franchise or a new release you just found out about, seeing that movie fills you with a sense of excitement.  Sometimes however, the person you may be seeing that movie with might not want to be there.  I asked my wife to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens with me when it came out and I spent the entire time wondering how she was enjoying it.  I find myself doing this whenever I see a movie with people.  Trying to gauge their reactions rather than just focus on the screen can be exhausting and take away from enjoyment of the movie.

3. Immersion in the Experience

Carrying on from the last point, I feel that seeing a movie by yourself allows a more immersive entertainment experience.  With your entire focus on the screen, you can provide your undivided attention to the movie allowing you to really get into it.  I found myself really tuning out my surroundings and diving into the movie.  As a person who is always on guard and watching the world around him, this was a great feeling.

4.  Self Care

This is a big one.  Self care is such an important process we all seem to neglect.  Really this is to our own detriment.  Spending a couple hours by yourself watching a movie is a great way to just unwind and relieve some stress.  You get to spend some time away from your normal setting of sitting on the couch watching TV, staring at your phone or worrying about life.


I hope you enjoyed hearing my thoughts on seeing a movie alone.  If you haven't tried it, I suggest you get on that.  I know I'll be hitting up the screens by myself a lot more.

Thanks for listening!

D.S. Cannon

This Took Years To Start

Seriously.

This blog took me years to start.  I've always wanted to just sit and write a blog.  Get some thoughts out of my head and onto some paper (electronic paper).  So why didn't I just do it?  I mean, I've always wanted to, right?

Well, I procrastinate.  A lot.

You probably read that and thought "So what.  We all do,"  and, well, you're not wrong.  We all procrastinate.  We all put off doing something and just tell our selves that we're "too busy" or it's "not important right now".  The problem I've noticed about my level of procrastination is that, I will put something off with no excuse.  Or, I'll come up with an elaborate excuse that defies all logic and reason.  At least for my wife.

My first attempt at a blog came from a former job I worked at in 2013.  I was tasked with starting a blog on the companies website.  So I started it right away, after all, I was getting paid to do it.  I spent a week researching topics related to the field I was working in, and... I. Got. Bored.  After another two days, I opened up a news website (CBC, if you were wondering) and the headlining article was about a new Finance Minister.  So, I read through the article and thought about the implications of this Ministers new policies on our prices and our customers.  

It was nothing exciting, but I did it. And the rush I got when someone read it.  I mean, someone read something I wrote.  It wasn't a paper for a class and no one was forced to read it.  Someone took time out of their day to read something that I wrote.   It was exhilarating.  Then, another view.  And Another.  I was on a little bit of a high.  I began thinking of ways to really make this bog fun.  I drafted up a few different posts about me, my life, some things I've done and been through.  This was going to be fun.  I had a blog.

Before I got the chance to upload my second post it was suggested that I make the blog more about the business.  Something that our customers and their customers can read for tips, insights and information.  So my second post became about the benefits to offering financing options.....  

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Sorry, I dozed off just writing that.  The third post wasn't much better.  Over the course of my time at that company I think I maybe totaled five or six posts.  My heart was not in it.  I was turned off blogs for a while.  Occasionally I would read a friends blog and get the itch, but I would always find a reason to not start.  Simple things like, "I need to play XBOX" or, "I should really watch the entire series of Break Bad right now."

So, here goes.  I'm starting my blog.  Almost five full years after I planned on doing it.  Bear with me.  It's going to be a slow ride for now.  But hopefully I'll have something to offer you.

D.S. Cannon