I like movies

Movies provide us a condensed version of life. They make us cry, laugh and commiserate with the characters because, when done well, we can deeply relate to what we see on the screen. 

Over those two hours we cannot fit all of the subtleties that real relationships experience over the course of years. That mental progression and growth is left on the cutting room floor lest the movie extend to well past the patience of the audience. 

Great movies make us think about where our own lives have excelled or perhaps gone slightly wrong. We are inspired by characters we wish we could be like or incensed by their capacity for cruelty. We pat ourselves on the shoulder for being better than that and walk away relieved that our lives aren't all that bad. 

However, we are far more complicated creatures than a movie script allows and we tie a ribbon on the story as the music swells and the final credits roll.