Popcorn Movies: (noun) Movies you see in theaters with popcorn and friends; they are enjoyable for the moment but they never really stick with you.

We live in an age of popcorn movies—those movies filled with explosions, sex symbols, and generally whatever the people want. Now, you may be asking yourself, "What's the problem with that?" or you may be saying "I like that kind of stuff." and "I'm not going to let this 19 year old guy try to tell me how to live my life!"

As a basis of understanding, just because I'm writing this doesn't mean I assume I'm better than you. I'm just simply giving my perception on life. My perception is that "Popcorn Movies" are killing the art of discussion. I'm a firm believer in the fact that great art will generate great discussion.

Let me explain. Have you ever walked out of a movie and felt like you were on drugs just because you had no idea the depth of the overall message you went through or have you ever found that you just keep on thinking about the movie over and over again? Those are signs of a great movie. Those thoughts in your head will naturally generate discussion about the movie's topic with other people who have seen the movie. There's something about the visual/audio aspect of a movie that makes the message come more alive, as if the entire movie was a metaphor.

For example, "Citizen Kane" taught the impact of our childhood, "The Dark Knight" taught order vs chaos and the Lego Movie taught creativity is universal. Each one of these movies can easily start a conversation on one of these topics and people can draw examples from the movie's to talk about it. It makes the lesson more real.

That's why I feel the pressure to treat these articles like a work of art. I seek to generate discussion through my writing and not just have it be like a popcorn movie, which would involve me writing click bait articles about meaningless things that are mainstream. Art is meant to shape reality. If you have your art for a springboard for edifying discussion then you can change the world around you. Things won't change if we don't talk about them. So I say the public must raise the standard for entertainment. Don't give us more Popcorn Movies.