(a lengthy response) to tell you the truth this is quite tricky to answer. my mind always seem to go blank when i'm asked this nshs but i have always been enamoured with films though! i am not gonna go into specifics but it's always been a huge part of me growing up. i used to read in hs but honestly, i have always felt conflicted re: my preferences back then, so i don't consider it to contribute to my general taste bc it was merely a phase.

suffice to say, what i think has greatly played a part in my taste- to its expanse- tend to be the ones i have recently been engrossed in (and by recently i mostly mean from my pandemic reads/watches to now). i feel like i have a broader liking compared to when i only used to go for a tunneled selection of media & strict (not necessarily strict but you get it) compliance to confine myself with only the ones i initially know i will Love. bc i have been trying to experience lots of narratives in different styles & forms, i'm able to consume media that are outside of my preferences, and still end up loving it. there's a vast, vast array of great ones and i feel like this is the only way to know what you will love. at least, that's how i feel! i have been gabbing on but i hope my answer suffices nhnhshs