It should come as no surprise that I'm a katycat. I went to the California Dreams concert last July and have followed Katy for the last two years. It's kind of hard to explain why I like Katy so much, but she really inspires me to just be me. Sure she has some songs that are fun and kind of stupid, but then she also has lyrics that I, as a normal human person, can relate to.
Anyway, being the fan I am, I signed up to be a Paramount Katy Captain for the release of Katy's new movie "Katy Perry Part of Me." At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to sign up, but then I realized I was being stupid and just did it. 2 captains were chosen from each state and the Canadian Providences. I was chosen as one of the Captains for Utah (and possibly the only one, since no one seemed to know who the other was) and the adventure began.
I was given a hoodie, some awesome iron on patches for said sweatshirt and the best prize of all: A chance to see the fan-sneak preview of the movie for FREE tonight. Of course I had to drive all the way to Sandy, but it was totally worth it. I brought momma along and we ventured down to see the movie. When we got there, we had to wait off to the side for the rep to come with my tickets, since I was on the VIP list. We got our tickets and the rep gave me a official movie poster, even though only the contest winners were supposed to get them. Everyone else got this way big cartoon-ish Katy one (I picked up one too, but I really wanted the official poster). Being the studio rep, I was also given a T-shirt that was supposed to only go to contest winners. I felt so flippin' special. Momma and I get into the theater and start looking for our seats. Come to find out, we had a whole row to ourselves that was specially taped off. It was great. Front and center-seriously some of the best seats in the place. My inner fan-girl didn't go too berserk, but I def had a massive smile on my face for most of the film, except for the really sad parts.
Obviously being me, I'd seen/read/watched a lot of things about the movie, but nothing could have prepared me for what the hour and a half film contained. I laughed, I cried, but most of all I felt inspired. It's not really a secret that some really sucky things happened in Katy's life last year, but she never let it stop her from being her. There were times that she was exhausted and falling apart, but she still slapped a smile on her face and carried on with the show so she didn't disappoint her fans-the ones who she is more than aware put her in her position. Seeing her able to overcome the bad things and still come out on top (she tied a record only Michael Jackson holds) gives me so much strength to push through the hard things.
A lot of people say "oh she's a celebrity. It's what she gets for putting herself in the spotlight," but I think it's 10x worse for those who put their live's out there for everyone to scrutinize. I saw this thing on tumblr the other day with a bunch of the current pop stars photos and it said "you don't have to like them, but you have to respect them" and I feel that it's a very true statement. Celebrities are real people too, they have feelings, and bad days and obstacles just like the rest of us. Seeing someone, especially someone I really admire and look up to, go through them and still come out smiling is really inspiring.
If Katy can do it while the whole world is watching, I can make the tough decisions and choices I need to. I too can be a FIREWORK and inspire others. Maybe it will be through writing, maybe it will just be through being me. I don't know. I just know that there's a reason (well many) that Katy Perry and her music make me happy.
I recommend it to anyone, even if you're not a Katy fan. I'm almost positive that you'll come out with a "can do" type of attitude.
Katy Perry Part of Me hits theaters July 5th.
**Rachael
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