Week 8

   

 This week we watched Pans Labyrinth in class and I can say I enjoyed the movie very much. It was a movie with a good amount of action and supernatural things and also human problems. People can take the movie and interpret it however they want. Was all the supernatural things real? Was it all just in Ofelias head? I can definitely see both sides of it and would believe either side. However I think it was all actually real, the main reason why I think so is because when she was locked in her room and had to go find her baby brother, she got out of the room using the magic chalk. Well I guess it never shows us this but the Faun told her to use the chalk and the next scene she was in the other room. But how else would she have gotten out without anyone noticing? 

    At first I thought it was going to be a kids movie until the guys face got smashed in by the captain with the bottle. This is the first movie we have watched where there is a decent amount of gore. I for one don't mind gore as much and I think it can really add to a movie and help the viewers feel what the characters feel. While it may be  gross sometimes I think they used the right amount in this movie to really make you feel what they were going through. 

    I have seen the food scene before but I never knew it was from this movie. They did a great job with the costume design in the movie with the monsters. The Faun looked really good and the guy with the eyes in his hands looked good too. I liked that we watched the movie in Spanish also. I think watching movies in other languages in fun and I don't mind reading the subtitles.

Week 7

   

 Every auteur is bound to have their own unique styles, Sofia Coppolas style is very unique but subtle compared to Wes Anderson for example. In the film Lost in Translation, it can be seen by how she uses lots of dark coloring and how she films the character's compared tot he world around them. Its like the movie is zoomed in on them and what's going on inside of them. 

    I'm not really sure how I felt about the movie. Its not really the type of movie I would enjoy but I did find it interesting to watch. I don't really feel like I felt bored at any time watching it but it also didn't feel like a movie where I couldn't take my eyes away from it. There isn't really much I have to say about the movie.

Week 6

   

  After watching the movie Get Out, I had mixed emotions. I enjoyed the movie and enjoyed the ending and felt satisfied with the way it ended. The acting was very good and the plot was amazing also. The main character felt like a real person with his reactions to things an didn't just act like a stupid horror movie character waiting to die. The movie dealt with real life problems like racism and had the racist white people die at the end which was good.

    I believe the director, Jordan Peele is an auteur because the way he made the movie and the control he had over it made the finished product so good and fun to watch. The movie is art and he was the brains behind it. Peele has also made other movies which I will admit I haven't seen yet but I have heard good things about them. He is able to create art with every film he makes and this makes him a true auteur.

    One of my favorite scenes from the movie is when the main character, Chris, goes outside in the middle of the night for some fresh air and the grounds man, Walter , starts sprinting at Chris. This scene was freaky and funny at the same time. 

Week 5

     In class we watched the movie, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, by Wes Anderson. This film had a very similar feeling to another film I have seen in the past called Fantastic Mr. Fox. I didn't know they were made by the same person until we watched a video explaining every Wes Anderson movie. Wes Anderson has a very specific and unique style of film making and is a perfect example of Mise-en-Scene.

    One major thing he does in all his movies is makes very symmetrical shots. He does this in almost every scene in the movie. Another thing he does is uses the same actors in all of his movies. I'm not sure exactly why he does this, I guess he just likes those actors. They are all pretty famous actors such as, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Willem Dafoe. Additionally he uses very specific and unique color pallets. He uses these color pallets in ways you wouldn't think. For example he will use bright colors during sad scenes. All of these are his unique styles and part of his Mise-en-Scene.

    I enjoyed the movie, I found it interesting and engaging. I like Bill Murray as an actor and find him funny so I think that's one of the main reasons why I enjoyed the movie. However, the plot was a little hard for me to follow. It seemed like they jumped around a lot and I was unsure what their overall goal was throughout the movie. Overall it was fun to watch and I enjoyed watching it in class.