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Roger Ebert unknowingly taught me how to read and write. He shared an obsessive love of film with me.. He made ok for a me to care about movies more than I cared about cars, girls, guns, or being cool. For a long time he was my only friend.. His writing, his humor and compassion kept me company on many depressing, boring, uneventful days and nights in my youth. One day I even made it my goal to watch every movie he ever reviewed.. the good films, the bad films and the ugly films, I think Ive come close.. While I watched I would keep his reviews in my hand.. I wasnt alone watching these films.. Roger was very present.. He watched with me.. He laughed with me.. He shook his head in disapproval with me.. He also cried with me.. he covered his eyes during scary scenes with me.. He also jumped out of his seat and experienced the pure joy of film with me.. The helicopters flying to the sound of Ride Of The Valkyries in Apocalypse Now.. E. T taking Elliot across the moon, blood flowing down the drain mixing with water in Hitchcocks Psycho.. travis bikle putting his bloody finger on the side of his head and pulling the trigger in Taxi Driver, Woody Allen and Diane Keaton sitting across a roaring Queensboro Bridge in Manhattan or the star child scene at the end of 2001 a space Odyssey.. These moments in film changed my life.. I stood in awe glued to screen, the light of film illuminating my youthful face, the reflection of the images brightly shining across my wide glowing eyes.. and when I would glance down at his review.. I could see Roger shared these feelings with me. . Sometimes we disagreed but we always shared the love of watching these characters on screen.. These characters that we could never be.. These characters who would soon become us.. Who live in us.. Who inspire us.. Who dream with us.. Since his unfortunate death my love of film has not changed, but there is this sense of sadness what would Roger think? I always say to myself. Well, hed probably look over and ask me what do you think?..I didnt know him.. But I miss him. I was an aimless, angry, destructive kid until I found his writings. Thank you Mr. Ebert

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