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Have you ever sat in a movie theater and paused?

You know, paused?  Just almost stopped breathing, thinking, moving and just listened to a movie moment that, to you, transcends time and place, a moment that relates to you and your life? The ah-ha moment where everything makes perfect sense? The moment when the author says everything that you wish you could.

I take pause often. When I'm reading novels, or a good piece of journalism.  Particularly when I'm reading nonfiction.

Many of the moments that have given me pause have come in the form of a monologue, a longer moment of beautifully constructed language that connects with me, that reverberates in my mind and heart.  The passages I speak of remind me of those who find such beauty in Bible verses. I mean no disrespect, but I find myself more connected to the more realistic, human experiences of those in film.

Some movie monologues make us laugh. Some make us cry. Either way, they strike a chord. I've read articles that dispel the monologue or voice-over, believing it to be hindering the action of a film. However, I take issue with this statement. Monologues are often the places where I feel most connected to a character, seeing a glimpse into their soul.  They articulate what's inside of me sometimes better than I can myself, as they are carefully constructed pieces of dialogue that the character seemingly says on the spot.

So what's this blog about? What's the point? One can easily google "movie monologues" and find several thousand hits of websites providing such. Instead, I hope to deconstruct, if you will, these pieces of art, providing my own insight and opinions along the way. Maybe I'll even fit in an personal anecdote or two.

I'll try to use movies from all different genres, but my goal is to have seen the movie first. Now, I consider myself an avid movie watcher, but I still have a far way to go. Hopefully this blog will push me to see some of those movies on my lists of must-sees. I'd appreciate any suggestions along the way. However, being a busy college student who spends most of her time reading and writing, I have little time to sit down and watch the movies I love so much.