Bookshelf to Big Screen Scholarship

Don't look back, I keep telling myself. Look at what the future can offer you. I am sometimes scared of growing up, going into the world, and my joy and experiences all going away. I know the world is complicated and I can't change it in a day to suit me. I can't even learn everything in the world to ease my discomfort. Life is sometimes uncomfortable and strange. It brings you people when you least expect it. When I made the decision to go far for college it was scary, being in a new place, it was like being in a wild forest. The first semester I didn't make any friends, but the second semester I met some friends, and they introduced me to their friends and now suddenly, I had a group of people that uplifted me. Meeting them makes me feel proud of my decision. The announcement of “The Wild Robot” sent chills through my body. I am a huge fan of Dreamworks, so I knew this was something which was not going to disappoint. The first time I was introduced to this story, I related so much to Roz, someone coming to a new place and not really belonging. Any efforts to fit in just made it worse. Then when she is required to be a mother to Brightbill, she is put into this situation in which she must approach it differently, changing the way she interacts with Brightbill and the other animals. Which is similar to how I had to approach this new place and people, but the changes weren't just for others but myself, these people brought the best out of me. A shy person was becoming bright and amazing, like a sun. I was growing up, something I had previously feared, I was now embracing. I know there is going to be a point when I leave college. The people I have met here I might never see again, and the movie has taught me it is okay to let go and leave. This was a wonderful experience, and I will never forget it. The movie's style was breathtaking like an actual Van Gogh, moving right before my eyes. As someone who loves to write stories and draw, movies like “The Wild Robot” inspire me to bring stories to life and give them a new representation. The opportunity to work in the animation industry is a dream of mine, to work as a concept artist, on movies just like "The Wild Robot”. I will always carry the idea of facing challenging new places as I do belong, because I was put there for a reason.