Blake Haughton:

Cinema is important because it gives a window into imagination, similarly to books, but it resonates a bit more strongly with people who don’t imagine quite as much (kind of ironic that it takes so much creativity to make movies to begin with, huh?).

For two-three hours, you can follow someone’s journey through dealing with grief, or on their quest for vengeance. You can see an outside world that someone has never seen, and through their perspective, feel the same feelings that they do.

Most importantly, you see people that aren’t you, and their journeys and experiences have the ability to change and shape you into something new. It forces you to ask yourself questions you likely never would otherwise.