Break Time

    


Although I left off with stating that I have errors that are being fixed in my film, I decided to take a break. When staring at something for too long, you tend to think the tiniest aspects of it are wrong. This break is to cleanse my mind of all the stress I gained from trying to perfect my film. What I wanted to get out of this break was to have a new look at my film to see if something is actually wrong with it or I was just looking at it too much. During this break, I went out of town to the beach. I felt a connection to the film I made, because it talks about what other people think about you, insecurities, etc. While out of town, I felt insecure of how I looked. When I thought back to the film, I remembered that it shouldn't matter how other people view me as long as I am happy with myself. Some people spend too much time worrying about how other people think of them that they can't enjoy themself anymore. This can lead to depression as well as making you worry about the most little comments made. Bullying is a serious issue throughout the world where many people start to feel as if they don't belong or fit into society's standards. What I wanted to make clear in my film is that most of the people who struggle with this do not show it, and nobody really cares to go out of their way to ask. This is why there are many cases of self harm or worse, because of circumstances like bullying. It is easier to make rude remarks over the internet, because you do not see the person you are hurting. Though, there is a real person behind the screen who takes the rude comments very serious, and this needs to be emphasized. Overall, this break made me see that I need to stop stressing over every little imperfection, because it is fine. It also made me relate to the film a little more. I know the subject is touchy, but it is suppose to spread awareness for kids that need it. 

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