Remember Those Funny Movies...

When I was growing up, I had a brother who was ten years older than me, so I feel that I was probably exposed to a lot of stuff at a very early age. I remember watching MTV in the third grade and I also remember watching all of the popular R-rated movies of the ‘90s when I was still in 4^th grade. My roommate on the other hand didn’t have the same experience. Recently, when we were going through funny movies we had seen, I discovered he had never seen popular teen movies, such as, American Pie, Euro Trip, and Anchorman. After I heard this, I immediately thought that it was my responsibility to expose him to every bit of the movie pop culture that he missed when he was growing up.

            Today, I saw that Euro Trip was on the movie channel, so I figured this was the perfect opportunity to show my roommate one of the great movies from our middle school days. When I was thirteen, I thought the movie was hilarious; after watching it now, I wonder why I thought it was so funny. I guess you could say that I realized that what you find funny could change over time. When I was younger, slapstick comedy seemed hilarious and now I think that political satire is the best thing since sliced bread.  I realized that if my sense of human can change, I wonder what else has changed? Living with someone else can make you reflect how much you’ve changed as a person over time. Like that older brother or sister in your life that would keep you in check, a roommate can help you self-evaluate and get a better image of who you are as you mature in life at college. Sometimes the best image of yourself is hearing how you relate to other people’s lives, and the impact you can make on them.