A Text That Screams 'My Culture'

Now, I found this quite hard and I really have racked my brains trying to think of all the things I could possibly write about. Even as I write this John, it still feels a bit like a trick question....

Anyhow, I finally thought of something and how it didn't jump up and slap me in the face to begin with I've no idea but it hit me, what pretty much consumes my spare time? What do I do when I'm not stressing over pointless things and trying to avoid Uni work at all costs? And the answer is... films. Watching them, reading about them and talking and boring others about them is a big part of what I do and helps to define me. Not only as what would be my ultimate job, working for a film magazine, but as the bit of a nerd I am who often would prefer to be holed up inside watching a film than actually having to talk to people.

Instead of picking a single film that I think really stands out as part of my culture, because I wouldn't be able to do that there's simply too many, I thought I'd choose my 'bible' or Empire magazine as the text that I think best fits the bill. Every month I religiously spend a little of my hard earned cash and read the thing cover to cover, even the films, film stars and other things I don't care about because the writing draws me in. I find the writers witty, informative, opinionated but fair not like some film critics, but most of all when I read the articles I feel like they're actually bothered about what they're writing. That they're not just about dropping names and getting all of the personal facts drawn from an interview with an actor/actress/director into their piece but that they actually want to help tell you about a film and the bigger picture in which it sits in and relates to. They sure as hell know their stuff however their style is relaxed, but not condescending, and is truly enjoyable to read. You feel that they're just ordinary people who were lucky enough to land themselves a not so ordinary job but they don't necessarily take advantage of it and if you're ever lucky enough to meet any of them, they live up to your expectations because they're all genuinely lovely people who, even though they're Journalists, still take an interest in others.

This is why I aspire to work for a magazine like this one someday. Empire magazine and it's lovely bunch writers helped to restore and maintain my faith that Journalism isn't just about personal gain and that no matter how small, there is still a corner of the magazine industry that provides publications that are written by people who are as equally passionate about they're writing as their readers are about reading it.