Ho Hyun Hwang from Korea When I was in elementary school and about thirteen years old, I saw a famous movie. The movie was called Once Upon a Time in America. Everybody knew the movie through advertisements even before the movie started. Even though I liked watching movies at that time, I had mostly seen light movies like Walt Disney entertainment. So, it was my own decision to go see that serious movie. I went to the theater with my father at 10:00 p.m. The screen was a little darker than any other movie screen, and when the movie started, severe but tender music was part of each scene. I just felt impressed sitting in the theater watching a scene on an epic, huge screen. The story seemed to be a big quiet stream of events. Occasionally, I didn't understand what was happening in the story because it was too complicated for me. Also, the character of each person was specific and unique, and their were many implied situations. The story would stop and start again. There was hardly time for movie goers to think about the special scenes. I wasn't upset when I saw that serious movie because the strange story made me concentrate a lot and was interesting by itself. Also, my father wasn't worried about me watching the movie. Anyway, when the movie finished, I felt somewhat tired, but soon I could understand the story. Until now, that movie has influenced me a lot. I have enjoyed watching many other movies such as Waterloo Bridge starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, Ben Hur, The Terminator, The Lion King, and other Walt Disney moves, but Once Upon a Time in America remains very special for me. I was able to understand real American life and adventureous situations. That's the way I like movies, and I have liked Robert De Niro as an actor ever since I saw him in that movie for the first time.
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