Alex LaFemina, The Nostalgia king

Alex LaFemina, The Nostalgia king

By: Brandon Harrington, ENGL 336

   

Alex LaFemina is a History major at Frostburg State University. He dresses casually and relaxed like today, he had on a black t-shirt, jeans and sneakers. He also wears glasses. Alex is an open and honest person and has quite a sense of humor, “I like bad things; bad movies, songs and sharing the sense of discomfort.” He also laughed when he said that his last name LaFemina was Italian for “the woman.” Anything that’s vintage is an influence in Alex’s life. He explained that he loves old films, music, clothes and even old video games. He expressed how the most influential film to him was a 1997 Japanese anime called “Princess Mononoke” written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. “I saw it when I was 8. My parents took me to this art theater and it was the first movie I saw that felt like a piece of art.” He then attempted to do a plot summary of the film, “It’s about… I haven’t seen it in a while. There’s a spirit that has its head cut off and people are trying to use it for eternal life, but the spirit could destroy the world.” Here's a link to the film's trailer here.

Alex has many other hobbies and interests like playing video games and spending “Too much time on YouTube.” Alex prefers RPGs (Role-Playing Games) and playing Minecraft. He didn’t mind sharing that he still plays games on his PlayStation 2 because he can’t afford to get a newer model but he’s content with what he has. That even goes for his clothes, “You get good things at Goodwill”, he said. Alex also explained how he likes old, bad movies aside from “Princess Mononoke.” “I think I like science fiction and fantasy. I don’t usually watch a lot of newer movies, I don’t have time to go to the theater. He hates sitcoms, “I don’t get along with sitcoms, I don’t like watching them because the problems are made by themselves. I hate high school sitcoms, or anything set in high school, but I do like “Heathers.” Nostalgia is a lifestyle for Alex LaFemina.