About Josh Lipovetsky

Hello! My name is Josh Lipovetsky. I am from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I’m 18 years old. I love movies, and I love life. What better way than to combine the two, and write about it? I was always a positive-minded person, and have always enjoyed writing about various topics. I started my first movie-oriented website when I was 14. It was called Relevant Reviews, and it lasted about 2-3 years. It wasn’t very successful, but it was a small community where me and my friends could chat about Movies, Music, and Games. This is when I began to write reviews about film.

But after a few years of writing movie reviews, I realized: This is not what I’m best at. I decided to leave movie reviews to the professionals, and leave the whole ‘movie’ industry for a while. I had a few small side-businesses, but nothing in terms of online presence. I tried video editing, video FX, and other video related topics. They were interesting, but nothing really ‘hit the spot’ for me.

Then, when I was 15, I was diagnosed with a rare form of UC. It’s not the most horrible disease to have, but my disease was very aggressive. I ended up spending about 2 out of 6 months in the hospital. It was a very painful experience for me; mainly physically. This is when I realized how tough of a person I was, and how truly resilient I could be. I was a rare type of patient. The one who always smiles when nurses/doctors come in the room. My lifelong dream was to help people, and I had a chance to do it; right then and there. I had great, deep conversations with doctors and nurses. I made them smile and laugh, and they made me smile and laugh. While most suffer physically and emotionally at the hospital, I was making the best of my situation.

After 6 months, the doctors didn’t know what to do with me. No matter what drugs they threw at me, my disease was too strong. They opted for a life changing surgery. Normally, it takes about 5-7 days of painful recovery from such a traumatic surgery. However, my body was too strong to wait such a long time. After 2 days, I had nearly completely recovered, and was sent home to my new life. The doctors were amazed, and we were all hopeful that my disease would be gone forever.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. After about 3 weeks, the disease came back. Stronger than ever,  and with brand new, horrible symptoms. I thought that I had reached rock bottom. But I was only just beginning. I went through a plethora of hospitalizations. 1 month in, 2 months out;  15 days in, 2 months out. This was the pattern that I had usually followed. When it was all said and done, I had spent about 140 days in the hospital, from April 2008 – August 2009. It was the greatest emotional experience of my life, and it really gave me some great perspective on things. I am still on a large amount of meds, and I am still fighting. But will I ever give up? No! Through my experience, I have been stronger than I could ever imagine. I made some great relationships, and I learned so much about myself. While I was in the hospital, I came up with some incredible ideas. I just needed to be healthy. Just give me a chance, and I’ll show you how far I can truly go.

Thanks for visiting my website; feel free to E-Mail me at chezz621@gmail.com with your thoughts/ideas/comments, or just a general inquiry!

About Film Insight

Film Insight is a unique concept for a website. I do not write film reviews. On my site, you won’t find a single conventional film analysis. Instead, I combine various psychological ideas/concepts, and apply them to the movies that I watch. I believe that every movie contains many stories. Every movie contains life messages. It’s almost impossible for a filmmaker to tell a story, without including some moral concepts. My job is to dissect the values of the director, link them to the characters values, and then explain how the morals of the film can apply to you and me. I truly enjoy doing it, and it is something that I see myself doing for a long time. My articles are meant to be read after the viewing of the film.

Do you disagree with my view on a particular film? Great! Just post in the comment box, and we will have a discussion. If there’s one thing I enjoy more than writing about film, it is discussing film with like-minded people.

Thank you for your interest in my story, and my website. I really hope you enjoy your stay. Remember; if you want to talk to me about anything, or you want to request a film analysis, just E-mail me at chezzy621@gmail.com.