My favorite movie genre has to be documentaries (biographies and autobiographies). They make all the hairs on my body arise like a tree blown by the wind. The fact that they are real story events is why I love them. I would stare solemnly at the screen as I imagined what it was like for someone's story to be told to the whole world.

Among many others, the recent one I watched is called 'Sight,' a 2023 Chinese movie directed by Andrew Hyatt. It's a true-life story about an eye doctor, Ming Wang, who is known as one of the best eye doctors in the United States but couldn't save the eyes of a 6-year-old girl, Kajal, whose predicament changed his life and shifted his view to a different level, bringing him out from darkness to sight.

Watching movies is more than the entertainment it brings; we watch movies for different reasons - for escapism, pleasure, inspiration, etc. They reflect our lives as mirrors, even if exaggerated or unstated. Sometimes you can relate to a particular scene, or it's just what you need to give you a ray of hope. The movies you watch contribute to making you who you are.

During my secondary school days, while passing through a neighborhood one day, after school, I saw a boy, within the age range of 7-10, playfully demonstrating a fight with a stick like he was fighting a real person, with passion all over his face. While we were wondering what was going on, one student suggested it must be from a movie. There is a perception of the kind of movies you watch give you, and the changes they bring into your life. I had to stop watching a particular TV series because of how it was shifting my values to some extent. So always check for the positivity and growth a movie will bring to you - the ones that will make you laugh, educate you, and inspire you.

So the movie 'Sight' taught me something. Sometimes we focus on our darkness and ignore the tiniest light that gives us hope. I understand that happiness is not always in getting what we want but accepting our past to redefine our present, living peacefully by accepting the unchangeable, and choosing to be happy, even when everything around us shows darkness, opening our eyes to the unseen light that is within us. It taught me to be resilient and determined.

So if you are a fan of documentaries, I recommend 'Sight.' It will open your eyes to see a clearer view, not just about Kajal but your life.