{"id":81642,"date":"2024-12-06T12:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=81642"},"modified":"2024-12-06T12:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:38:51","slug":"top-ten-movies-of-all-time-but-its-from-the-perspective-of-my-50-year-old-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2024\/12\/06\/top-ten-movies-of-all-time-but-its-from-the-perspective-of-my-50-year-old-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Movies of All Time (But It\u2019s From The Perspective of My 50 Year Old Dad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BY MADISON PETTER<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you ever find yourself sitting down at the end of the day wanting to watch a movie but have no idea what to watch? Do you hate \u201cfilm-bros\u201d recommending bad indie movies? Well look no further! My very wise and very insightful 50 year-old father, Geoff, has created his perfect list of movies, with explanations! So settle down, open a streaming app, and enjoy the movie(s)!<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Top Gun: Maverick (2022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cUSA Pride and constant action makes me feel good to cheer for the hero while being distracted so my mind can solve problems without my interference\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Last Samurai (2003)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cSometimes I watch this to remember my purpose is to serve others\u2026 Egos can stagnate growth\u2026 this movie allows me to \u201creset\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Rocky Series (1976-90)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cLove The Underdog Story Line!! I remember All things are possible when I believe in the result!! Can\u2019t Teach Heart, But it\u2019s good to see the example\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Cutting Edge (1992)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cSentimental of my childhood!! Great Positive Movie that always made me smile, laugh, and remember Love is key!! (I didn\u2019t know what love was back then\u2026 but I knew I wanted to feel it because of this movie)\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Save The Last Dance (2001)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cI moved a lot in my childhood and this movie made me remember how many different cultures and people I was exposed to in my development!! This movie makes me appreciate my journey from boy to young man\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Karate Kid (1984)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cI watched this movie with my father at the theater!! I love this movie because I always saw my dad as Mr Miyagi \u2026.. My dad was the greatest teacher I\u2019ve ever had\u2026. This movie is more about me having a conversation with my dad and less about the movie\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Die Hard (1988)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThis movie makes me think of your mother\u2026. I love this movie but I love thinking about your mom while this is on!!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jaws (1975)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cOne of my first movies that impacted my life\u2026.. I never wanted to go into the water because of this movie!! Truth.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Last Dragon (1985)<\/b>, \u201cSame story of my life\u2026. I use this movie to remember\u2026 walk humble but Greatness Lives In All Of Us!! Always Be Ready To Shine.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Far and Away (1992)<\/b>, \u201cI think of your mother when I see this!! I think she left her family to share her life with a guy from an unstructured background and she was happy!! \u2026. I think about our struggles that we experienced together\u2026 I also think how well it ends\u2026. That is life\u2026 Family and Love\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY MADISON PETTER Do you ever find yourself sitting down at the end of the day wanting to watch a movie but have no idea what to watch? Do you hate \u201cfilm-bros\u201d recommending bad indie movies? Well look no further! My very wise and very insightful 50 year-old father, Geoff, has created his perfect list of movies, with explanations! So settle down, open a streaming app, and enjoy the movie(s)! Top Gun: Maverick (2022), \u201cUSA Pride and constant action makes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":81646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8762,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-writing","category-featured-on-kjhk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2021-01-07_Original-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81642"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81645,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81642\/revisions\/81645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}