Post #13 - Beginning to End

            I really enjoy a lot of the newer Pixar/ Disney movies, specifically the message that they give off with respect to older movies.  One of my favorites is Wall-E because the ending was just such a heartwarming scene.  It wanted to portray how we were changing the world and what we would come to, ultimately it gives us the idea that we can bring about change and influence the world for the better.  When I think about my life, I could say that my adolescence is coming to an end.  High School is one of the last stages in life where we actually grow and mature.  Even so, as one door closes another opens and we are thrown headfirst into adulthood without any sort of guide.  That’s where my peers are headed, and we are all expected to keep going and figure out our own way of living.  The door has swung open to a pitch-black room and we have to stumble around, make our own light, and cut our own path armed only with our memories and the clothes on our backs.

Post #12 - My Film Job

            After reviewing the several different roles that must be filled to create a good movie, I think that I would best fit as a screenwriter.  I’m full of ideas that on paper, and in my head, are amazing, but as far as the logistics of it I don’t know.  I can create a story, and make up these characters, but I wouldn’t be able to organize everything.  With the proper direction, funds, etc. I think I can come up with a great story.  It can be funny, or sad, or action-packed, I just want to make something interesting.  I’ve seen what a good movie looks like and I’ve seen what a bad movie looks like, and ultimately if I have to make a film I’m going to make it right.  Every piece has to fit just right and I think I can be a good enough screenwriter to fill in that one section of the group.

Post #11 - Undeserved Misfortune

            Some of the best scenes from movies I’ve seen come from the movie “Up.”  The amount of emotion that comes off at any given instant is amazing, especially in the first 5 minutes of the movie.  We come to like the main character and are truly shocked when he receives such undeserved misfortune.  In real life, this doesn't happen exactly the same and is often more watered down. For example, when I was a kid I would get blamed for things my brother did all the time. He would break this and I would get yelled at. Now that I think about it, it could probably make a great comedy where two siblings continuously try to get the other in trouble. 

Post #10 - Conflict

            I tend to enjoy movies more when the conflict is outlandish and crazy.  When conflicts become more realistic they do help the audience connect with the characters on screen, but even then it feels a bit uncomfortable when they start hitting close to home.  For this reason, I like horror movies and fantasy type settings specifically because they have insane conflicts.  Slasher flicks like Halloween, Friday the 13^th, and Nightmare on Elm St. all have these scary concepts, but are just weird enough to make them have no real life possibilities.  Real life is all about struggle, whether it be with people, or money, or being disadvantaged for whatever reason.  We should watch films to escape these problems and enjoy ourselves a little.  For example, my family has always been tight with money, but recently we’ve all gotten into huge arguments because of money, how people are spending it, and where it should be going.  It all ends up going back to people being greedy and selfish.  The real conflicts we end up facing are all the mistakes of human nature.  Even then, trying to get away from it all can be a conflict.  The problem persists, and nothing really gets done.  If we really want to have relatable characters, we need to see more people paying bills and working as cashiers in fast food joints.  That’s real life.  Maybe for a movie we can walk around filming an average person who’s down on his luck, got the short end of the stick at some point and ends up at rock bottom.