Throughout my life, I have seen many fictional films. I have seen 98 of Blockbusters Top 100 rented movies, and the two I have not seen are The Note Book and another intense chick flick. Still, after watching thousands of movies I have not wandered very far away from the Hollywood Cinema. As we discussed, Hollywood Cinema has few main characters with goals. The main characters seem to always succeed in their goal, and knowing this, I seem to be able to predict much of the movies events, and endings. I enjoy movies that make me figure out how the story will unfold. The Inside Man and The Prestige are two movies that make you think while watching them. I find myself asking how the main characters are going to succeed, because they always do. I find myself struggling to watch or enjoy movies that move away from the
I also enjoy films that can be learned from. Documentary films are important films that can learned from. It is important that a film maker creates a documentary that isn’t biased. No documentary will be 100 percent bias, but the film maker always chooses what to put in the film or edit out. Documentaries like When the Levees Broke and Planet Earth both do a great job of not presenting a very bias film.
In the documentary, When the Levees Broke, Spike Lee had many choices on what to edit in or out of the film. Spike Lee’s choice to leave material in the film about the levees being bombed is extremely important. It shows that the material in the film comes from every angle. We also see interviews from a wide range of people. It is important that we see multiple stories to show all aspects of the truth.
Documentaries are a good source of education. We are able to learn about history in an artful and touching ways. It is this artful touch that makes these movies so powerful.
Links
http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whentheleveesbroke/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5641453
5 comments:
I like watching films that make me think but the one thing that i do not like is when i get frustrated and start talking to myself aloud.
Besides watching a good comedy, I too enjoy a movie that keeps me on my toes wondering what will happen next. Movies that you can predict the next move are not that entertaining for me.
One movie that comes to mind and stands out for me in terms of unpredictability was The Sixth Sense. I think it was M. Night Shyamalan's best screenplay to date... I remember not being able to wait for the DVD to come out so I could go back and watch the movie again... At my own pace, to see how obvious everything was. Just not knowing that little bit of information throughout the movie changed everything!
I a discussion with a friend once who loved movies as an escape from reality. She liked watching happy movies which made her not think about day to day issues. I came from a different perspective, preferring movies which showed daily hardships and serious drama. She likes Disney movies and I like City of God and Narc. It's interesting and pretty cool that people come into movies with such different expectations.
I totally agree, I enjoy movies more when I have to think about how the movie will end (although it does give me a big head when I've figured out the story half way through the film). And you should watch The Notebook. I've heard a lot of guys say they liked it, after their girlfriends made them.
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