I love movies. I’ve told various stories on this page about this very love, and it’s transformational moments for me in my life thus far.

How can you not love everything within the frame?

Literally, as each second passes by, frames play out before your eyes, every single one filled with an entire world inside of it. Directors, actors, production designers, writers, etc. all come together and create something that never existed before. Of course, there are other visual art forms full of so much beauty, each with its own merits, but none can do what cinema does. Cinema is its own being: photographic, a realized written text full of drama and humanity, nurtured through performances, bombastically elevated through an orchestral wave of sound to deliver a vision, unlike anything we’ve seen before.

This is why when movies are at their best, not only am I transported into the frame, but all those senses of mine are taken over and spoken to. These stories and experiences can speak to all the corners of my humanity, whether through laughter, sadness, fear, or hope. Cinema is not limited in its power of what it can convey to the world.

Truly, the magic of movies is that ultimately, it is the place where every element of our dreams can be realized in a world that did not exist before. All these sparse parts somehow come together into the frame and magically come alive. It is more than just an experience or something nice to look at; it’s a glimpse into the eternal nature of creation.

This was the magic and wonder that captured me as a young kid. I knew I wanted nothing more than to be a part of this magic that only existed within the frame. It’s what keeps me going and keeps me falling in love over and over again with movies. It only deepens as time goes on.

So whether you’re a movie fanatic or a casual viewer, take a moment today to think about what movies you love and why. Think about the very nature of what draws you to them. There’s a profound nature and magic to the art form itself and it’s something that we’re all drawn to.

For me, all I know is that I will continue to tell stories in the frame, in hopes of showing the world that film itself, is only at the beginning of what is possible.