Films From Last Week.

Well I'm not even sure where to start about last week. The first films we watched that were black and white and silent made me want to rip out my hair. I've never actually seen a silent film and it was very frustrating for me to try and pay attention without being able to hear anything. I thought how they shot some of the scenes were interesting, like when she was climbing up on the beach then it goes to her climbing on the table with all the people sitting around there. I also liked the stair scene even though it completely confused me. I had no idea where she was in the house or if she was on the floor or ceiling or wherever. It was also interesting how they shot the guy who was running after her in all those different poses and would freeze him in time. Overall the camera angles made for some interesting and different shots and the sense of no real time in the film.

Then we move to the baby movie. Even though i'm a girl, this movie pretty much horrified me and i'm not having kids anytime soon. I'm not even sure why, but for some reason this film just bothered me. I did like the beginning though with all the cool lighting effects from the window. I thought they did a good job with that and that it was pretty. It showed how much the guy and girl cared for each other which was also nice. After this though it all went down hill for me, and it doesn't help I don't do well with blood. I'm not sure why this film was such a shock to me. It's something that happens in most people's lives, and it's not like it's something that isn't well known about. I know that I'm a very shy person so being in a room with a bunch of other people and having to watch this film just made it awkward for me. I feel that having a baby should be something that is private and not shown to everyone.

The short film with the wings was very cool. I liked how it probably took him a long time to piece each one of those shots together but then they going flying through the shots. My mind was going crazy trying to concentrate on the actually wings but it was hard when everything was moving so fast. It's interesting how someone can take something as small as wings and make them into a film like that.

The film with the trees was interesting too. I never thought that you could actually paint like that and make it work. It was interesting how different things look just when you change the lighting like dimming it or making it brighter.

As for not being a film student and never taking a class like this before, these movies jsut start to confuse me more and more. Hopefully i'll have something better to say later on in the next movies.

As for the readings, those also confused me. They made a little more sense after we talked about them in class and I liked how they talked about photograhps and how they can be used at metaphores. I love photography and love the fact that you can take a picture and it's literally a moment in time that has been frozen forever.

La Dolce Vita

So, I'm not blogging this week. My mind is on spring break and it's just not happening. I didn't really like the movie though either. There was just something that irritated me about the entire movie. I think it had something to do with Marcello and the way he treated his many, many women. Also, I have no idea what a statue, over sized fish, and a blonde girl waving could possibly have in common so i'll wait and see what other people thought of the movie.

Have a nice spring break =]

Last Year in Marienbad

I have to say that this movie compeltely confused me. I'm a huge plot person and it's hard for me not to focus on that. However, I thought the movie was very interesting seeing that I've never watched anything like this before. I did some research first and found out that the movie was filmed in Munich at the Nymphenburg Palace. It was a great place for the movie especially because of the gardens and all the geometric shapes.

I'm one of the people who believe that this was all in his head. I feel that something in the past possibly didn't go well and now he is replaying it over and over and almost becoming obsessed with it. The phrases that get repeated over and over throughout the movie explain part of the fact he keeps replaying this in his head. Because of this situation only being made up I feel that the movie is very dream like. Most of the people move and talk slowly, if and when they do move and talk.

I thought the hotel was very pretty. The mirrors, the lighting, the gardens and so much more. While I was watching the movie, it reminded me a lot of the Palace of Versailles. When I visited there, I remember the awesome lighting, the long corridors and the Hall of Mirrors. I also remember the huge gardens with the almost creepy geometric shapes and how perfectly everything was placed and taken care of. Which brings me to how I thought that the hotel seemed very claustrophobic. Even though it was so pretty, I felt I couldn't get out of there or the gardens and I think that means that he is stuck there too. He wants to escape but cant because of her.

I also thought that she reminded me somewhat of Laura. They both seemed to be in their own little world and she ( M, X, A... i dont remember who is who) would talk to him or he would talk to her, and they wouldn't even look at each other or notice the other one is there.

I still don't understand when she got shot. I thought maybe it was because he just thought of the worst possible case? Or maybe he just keeps thinking about how badly it went and its like she is dead? Or better yet, maybe her possible husband caught her with him? I have no idea. I jsut remember thinking ok... she's dead. Then a minute later her talking to him again and being completly confused.