Passions+PB

What is a passion? Dictionary.com defines a passion as a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. But, a passion is not restricted to just emotions. A passion can be some thing you do that you feel strongly about. It can be a hobbie, a job, or some thing that you aspire to do. Some people are passionate about sports, or maybe a musical instrument. But, I am passionate about neither. So let me tell you what I am really passionate about.

I am passionate about many things, but one of the things that I am most passionate about is film. Film can have the power to do most anything. Some times films can give you a different view of the world. Films come with many different meanings and subtexts. Some films can make you sad, while others can make you happy or angry. Some films are documentaries that give you insight into some thing based in historical or current reality that is actually happening, and then, you have your major motion pictures made by the bigger production companies that are usually more fictional. Both nonfiction and fiction appeal to me so when it comes to what type of film I would like to make most often, I can't say which I would choose. In my opinion, I would like to try all types of films and film genres. I can change the world with film by making a film that changes someones view of the world, or of other people. I can accomplish this by making an inspirational documentary or a major film with a powerful message and strong characters.

Something that I have been passionate about for a very long time is history. One of the best parts about being passionate about history is that there are many different types of history to study. There is war history, such as studying World War l or World War ll, American History which includes the Revolutionary war, and ancient history, that would include the study of ancient Greece, just to name a few. I've been watching historical documentaries since I can remember. I think that with my knowledge of history I can change the world by making people understand the importance of it, you know the old saying, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it".

One of my great hopes for my passions is to incorporate my knowledge of history into a film format, and through that, reach a bigger audience. I could also make several historical documentaries like those on the History Channel. The reason I think that this route of film making can be profitable is what people are already watching today, like the Viking series on the History channel and movies like "Noah" and "Son of God" which also have historical backgrounds.

In conclusion, I am grateful to live in a Constitutional Republic that ensures my constitutional right to free speech, and to live in a society that gives me the privileged to write and share movies and media. I am also grateful to be able to educate myself and others of the importance of history so as to be sure that we do not repeat it. And maybe through the many types of history or though a genre of film I can change a life, or maybe the world.