Movie Questions:

Tell us about your favorite movie and why you like it.
Tell us about the kinds of movies you don't care for usually.
Tell us about how often and where you usually watch movies.
Tell us about what you need for movie viewing (environment, food, company, etc.)
Tell us about what this survey says about you.
If my life story was made into a movie...

Favorite Movie:

My favorite movie is actually really hard to say because I have some many favorites. But in movie movies, not series (Aka: Harry Potter) my favorite is between Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly, and the Titanic. I have watched both of them so many times and I love them both so much. They are beautiful movies and I know it’s a little cheesy that they are my favorites but oh well. Pride and Prejudice is probably the one I like more. I just really enjoy the whole romance and how they hated each other at first. It is such a beautiful dramatic movie and I adore it.

Don’t care for:

         I really don’t care all that much for horror movies. There are some I like and I will watch them but I don’t like scary movies all that much. If they have anything to do with Zombies, or Aliens, or people eating people, I refuse to watch them because I don’t like and can’t stand movies like that. I can deal with ghost and demons, but not People eating people. The only Zombie movie I can watch is Warm Bodies because that is a cute movie.

How Often:

         

           I watch movies a lot actually; At home, in the theaters, at a friend’s. I love watching movies. If I’m bored normally I see if there are any good movies on TV or look through the ones I own. Reading and Movie watching is what I like to do in my free time. I like all kinds of movies too; I have recently gotten into like older movies too. I Plan to watch Sense and Sensibility, and Nickolas’ Sparks movies. I just really like movies.

Needs:

            When I watch a movie, I like to have the lights off and to be under a blanket. I don’t really need snacks or anything but having some water is nice. I don’t need much as long as I’m comfortable. I really enjoy watching movies with people, like my dad or my Nene. I just believe that when you share a movie with someone the movie is all the better.

Survey:

            YOUR PERSONALITY

            Take a look at how you scored on the Big Five personality dimensions below. Your scores, compares with the responses of other people, suggest that you may be described as follows:

·         YOU ARE 67% EXTROVERTED

o   You are moderate in activity and enthusiasm. You enjoy the company of others but you also value your privacy

·         YOU ARE 50% AGREEABLE

o   You are generally warm, trusting, and agreeable, but you can sometimes be stubborn and competitive. 

·         YOU ARE 92% CONSCIENTIOUS

o   You are conscientious and well organized. You have high standards and always strive to achieve goals. 

·         YOU ARE 25% EMOTIONALLY STABLE

o   You are sensitive, emotional and prone to experience feelings that are upsetting. 

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                    YOU ARE 75% OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES

o   You are practical but willing to consider new ways of doing things. You try to seek a balance between the old and the new.

WHY YOU WATCH MOVIES

           We have proposed 10 psychological uses for watching films.
Below are your scores for each of these 10 uses, and the relevant descriptions of the ways in which you enjoy films.

·         Pleasure Seeking: 75%

o   Your high score on the “pleasure seeking” dimension suggests that you are a hedonistic movie watcher – this means you enjoy films that give you pleasure or make you feel good.

·         Nostalgia: 80%

o   Your high score on the “nostalgia” dimension suggests that you watch movies in order to re-experience the past. Thus you use movies in order to repeat or re-live prior experiences and use films to transport you to the past again.

·         Catharsis: 70%

o   Your high score on the “catharsis” dimension suggests that you watch movies in order to feel miserable and suffer with the characters of the movie – this is actually a psychological strategy that enables you to feel better (purging the soul from negative feelings).

·         Aggression: 60%

o   The “aggressive” dimension refers to the extent to which you enjoy watching violent movies in order to release aggression or tension. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

·         Escapism: 60%

o   The “escapism” dimension refers to the extent to which you watch movies in order to escape or forget about reality. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

·         Sensation Seeking: 25%

o   Your low score on the “sensation seeking” dimension suggests that you do not watch movies in order to experience arousing feelings – thus you do not have a tendency to prefer exciting or adrenaline-fuelled movies.

·         Artistic: 50%

o   The “artistic” dimension refers to the extent to which you are interested in aesthetically driven, conceptual, and highly creative films. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

·         Information seeking: 60%

o   The “information seeking” dimension refers to the extent to which you are a curious and intellectual movie watcher. Your score on this dimension is average or similar to most people.

·         Boredom Avoidance: 70%

o   Your high score on the “boredom avoidance” dimension suggests that you watch films primarily as a means of avoiding boredom. Thus you are probably not that interested in what specific movie you choose, so long as it helps you “kill time” and combat boredom.

·         Socialization: 70%

o   Your high score on the “socializing” dimension suggests that you are more interested in the company of others than the actual movie; and that you rarely see the point of watching movies alone. Watching movies is a social experience for you.

  Movie Life:

            If my life was a movie, I think it would be a dramatic comedy. There wouldn't be any one falling in love with cheesy music. There wouldn't be scary ghost or demons in my attic. It would be a family movie, but it would be sad, happy, funny, and it would show even when life through you off the highest cliffs that you never really are alone.