This habit started in high school. Probably grade 11.

I was stressing out even though I was fully prepared. Or at least that’s how I remember it. I had an exam but I needed to do something that wasn’t school related before I went back to studying. I needed to do something I didn’t care for so I’d get right back to studying (HA!).

Even though I hardly watched T.V and movies back then I did enjoy them. So I needed to pick a genre I couldn’t be bothered with, get it out of my system and then get right back to studying. I think I actually googled ‘chic flics’. I couldn’t do it so I went with comedies and some how ended up watching Easy A. I was surprised that it was actually funny and interesting. After that I went back to work.

It became a sort of tradition after that; on the occasion I felt overwhelmed and wasn’t really being productive I’d watch a quick movie. Usually one I’d never otherwise be interested in or felt I didn’t have time for *I may have marathoned all the marvel movies this week… this week was an exception*.

Slowly, at some point in university I started revisiting old underrated favorites. That’s where Treasure Planet comes in; classic, epic. The first time I watched it I actually didn’t like it; didn’t give it much of a chance to be honest. I watched it again in my teens and fell in love. Interestingly, every time I watch the movie I feel like I’ve reset and am watching it or the first time. It’s such a sad but damn good and relateable story. And the song, shit that song takes me back – I’m still here – I recommend you watch the movie before listening to the song.

Anyway, that movie takes me back all the time. I love watching it. I recommend it, highly.

That said, my most rewatched movie when I’m stressed is actually Anastasia. For a brief time as a kid I was obsessed with her story when I found out it was loosely based on a real event. There’s something so nostalgic and welcoming about this movie for me. It feels comfortable and it makes it easy to watch when stressed.

• But trust me Treasure Planet brings back all the feelings if not more than Anastasia. A part of me doesn’t watch it often possibly because I find this movie to be so special I don’t want to ever not feel like I’m in the mood to watching it, you know?
• I’m also so upset that there was never a part 2. Rude

Other movies I have rewatched for this purpose – Mulan, Lion King. But these movies are widely popular. I recommend Anastasia and Treasure Planet for their unique stories and the fact that they seem to be a lot less popular so you might not have seen them.

Ironically despite loving Treasure Planet I find myself forgetting the name of this movie all the time and it actually scares me that I might forget about it.