When You Got It Bad

To write movies you have to dig movies. Let's face it, if it isn't something you like, chances are you won't be good at it.

The other day I found myself watching a movie when all of the sudden I realized, I have it bad.

The movie is called OCULTO. It is a Spanish Language film produced in 2005. Now I speak Spanish, very poorly I might add, but for the most part I had no idea what any of the characters were saying.

But that didn't cause me not to enjoy the film.

The one thing about OCULTO is that in my estimation it was well written. It must have been. After all I knew exactly what was going on and I understood little of what the characters were saying. I figure that's the mark of a good film. In fact if memory serves me correctly Steven Spielberg once had a quote about watching a movie with the sound off. As I said, unfortunately I can't remember the exact quote but you get the idea.

This in itself however is the beauty of a good film. You can go places and literally not speak the language. In the end I figure this is where the writing comes in. Does it allow you to visit and dwell for 120 minutes in a world you would not ordinarily go? This of course is the mission of all who sit at a word processor, and try to put on paper for the world to see, what is locked in a mind.

As movies good, my language disadvantage prevents me from saying if OCULTO is a great film or not. But because I sat and watched a movie in a language that is not my own, I would say at the very least it is a good film.

Yep, I have it bad - and thank God I do.

- From the letters on the Bent Keyboard.