Choose my own adventure? I chose the coolest correct choice of all the choices I could conceivably choose.
Option juan: You are given unlimited monies to go make a movie. Choose a movie genre along with lead actors and a director.
Option too: You are abandoned on a desert island with one album, one book, and one movie. What do you choose and why?
Option III: If you could have a 30 minute conversation with anyone who ever lived who would it be?
I choose option too
Honestly I would be a desert island pro. I've read everything on the subject from Robinson Crusoe to Gillegan's island.
The album I would take is a no brainer for me, Nas's Illmatic. This album released in 1994 is the epitome of rap. The main reason I chose this album is because the beats are remarkable simple and would allow for repeated listening without boring. I've been listening to this masterpiece for about 5 years so there's no reason why I would get tired of it on an island. The intricate lyricism evokes mental images of the difficulties of crack destroyed New York but also the underlying hope that won't waver.
The book is a more difficult choice. After much thought, The Bible is what I'd bring. Even though I'm not especially religious or pious I still appreciate many messages expressed in it. It's length also is an important factor as it would take months to finish reading it.
By far the most difficult choice is what movie to pick. Instead of picking a plot driven movie (see: Shawkshank Redemption) or a more stylistic one (Pulp Fiction) I go with a movie that would always remind me of home, a movie that will make me smile (and cry), a movie that has as many life lessons as it does chocolates. I speak, of course, of the classic Forrest Gump. Whenever I forget about the pleasures of simple southern living or all major events from 1950 to 1970 I can watch Forrest and his imminent wisdom to comfort me.
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