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Prompts:
#1. Hello! My name is Esther, and I wanted to introduce myself. On Letterboxd, the easiest way to get to know someone is by watching their favorites. Watch one of my favorites
#2. I am originally from Seattle but have now spent half my life in LA. Watch a movie that takes place in Seattle or LA.
#3. Growing up Christian, my parents didn't allow me to watch or read series like Hunger Games or Harry Potter. Watch a movie from a famous series you've never seen.
#4. While my parents were very strict over what we couldn't watch, there were many movies they overlooked. Watch a movie my parents were shocked we never saw.
#5. From grade school to high school, I was a big theater kid. Watch a movie that has been adapted from the stage.
#6. I remember the first time I became really aware of what movies were was the 2011 Oscars. I remember watching Natalie Portman's speech and being amazed. Watch a movie nominated for an Oscar in 2011
#7. While we are talking about black swan, that movie has become one of my favorite sub-genres. Watch a movie about an obsessed artist.
#8. While in LA, I went to 3 different high schools. 2 of them were pretty historic. RFK was built on the coconut grove where RFK was shot. And Venice High School, where movies like Greece and American History X were filmed. Watch a movie that uses an actual school as a filming location.
#9. After High School, I ventured out and lived in Mexico with some friends for a year. Watch a movie from Mexico.
#10. Mexico was 5 years ago, but I still have been trying to keep up my Spanish by using it wherever I can. Shoutout to my boyfriend for also helping me keep it up. Watch a movie in a language you want to learn/keep up
#11. Due to COVID, I came back and went to community college in LA. At first, I studied film for a while. Watch a movie I had to watch for school
#12. During COVID, I started watching more shows, one of them being Arrested Development. That show is so amazing, I would say largely due to the cast. Watch a movie with a cast member from Arrested Development.
#13. There are 2 other shows I want to shout out. First being Gilmore Girls, I grew up with it, and then I also got to work where it was filmed. Watch a movie referenced in Gilmore Girls.
#14. The second show is Bojack Horseman, one of the greatest shows to ever exist in my opinion. Watch a movie referenced in Bojack Horseman.
#15. Bojack centers around Hollywood and the industry. Watch a movie about making movies in some aspect.
#16. Also, during COVID, one of my best friends, Sieg, would do a movie swap with me. Watch a movie, Sieg and I did on our movie swap.
#17. One of my favorite trips was going to Vienna to see where "Before Sunrise" was filmed. We also went to a Hans Zimmer concert there, 100/10 best trip ever. Watch a movie in a country you want to travel to.
#18. In case you haven't noticed, I'm super into movie locations. I was a tour guide at Warner Brothers for 3 years! Watch a movie that was filmed on the Warner Brothers lot. (bonus points if it was a backlot)
#19. Warner Brothers has a very rich history, and that means not all movies have the luxury of filming on the lot. Watch a movie from our promotional video.
#20. While at this job I met a lot of cool people also interested in film. I would be remiss not to shout some of them out. Watch one of my old coworkers' top 4.
#21. After a while I switched my major to English, and I'm loving it. With my love for English comes my love for writing. I am, of course, a big fan of screenwriting. Watch a movie that won the best original screenplay Oscar.
#22. While screenplays are my favorite aspect of film, my second would have to be the score. Spin my wheel of composers and watch one of their movies.
#23. I recently moved out to Berkeley and am attending UC Berkeley. This campus was an inspiration for Monsters University. Watch a movie that heavily features monsters.
#24. You know what else was filmed here? Oppenhiemer. They not only filmed here, but the real-life Oppenheimer had his office here as well. Watch a biopic that isn't music-related.
#25. As I mentioned, I just transferred into Berkeley for my undergraduate studies, and I realized how much I love school, specifically college. Watch a movie that takes place primarily at a college.
#26. I am currently taking a Shakespeare class at Berkeley, and my professor had us watch Kurosawa's Ran for the class. Watch a movie based on a Shakespeare play.
#27. Now that I'm here, I have plans to go to Grad School. Dreaming big for Harvard. Watch a movie that takes place on the East Coast.
#28. A significant goal of mine has been to transition my writing style into a more critical, journalistic approach. Watch a movie about journalism/news coverage.
#29. I can't talk about my film journey without talking about Letterboxd. These scavenger hunts have opened me up to new films I would never see; unfortunately, it's hard to get to some of them. Watch a movie that you missed in a previous hunt. If this is your first hunt, watch one of mine :)
#30. I have a tradition with myself that every night before a major holiday, I watch the Charlie Brown special. Watch a short about Halloween/fall.
#31. Happy Halloween! Let's be festive and watch a movie that centers on or takes place on Halloween.