This week I felt like doing something a bit different, therefore I am going out on a limb. I wanted to Blog all about my first three weeks in this course. At first when I signed up, I wasn't sure of what to expect, was it going to be easy or hard? Thats what most students tend to think when signing up for courses, or am I the only one?
I am not a huge movie buff, so I thought that this course could help broaden my horizons. Now that we are in the fourth week, I can truly say that is what it did. Before taking this course, I have not even thought of, nor heard of any of these films, let alone thought about a women directing them. I find it to be pretty interesting that at the age of twenty-six, I have missed out on a few good flicks, maybe more. Now I know that you can't see them all, and a few that we have seen have been a bit weird, but I can honestly say that I have learned a bit. After all, that is what we are all here for?
Before taking this course, I would use films as a social exercise, or as something entertaining. I have now learned to look deeper into films, and what it is that the director or characters are trying to portray. What message are they trying to send to us, and how are they communicating it through film? As I watch movies of today, I tend to notice myself searching for meaning, and understanding why the director did the things that he did. In the end, I have found film to be a bit more interesting, as well as having women direct them.
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I can definitely agree, that before taking this class, I had never heard of nor seen most of these movies. Although we have different reasons for taking the class (this is my last elective before I can graduate) I did want to enrich my mind with more independent less seen or known films. Although I do miss zoning out when watching movies in class, I am starting, (although it takes more concentration than ones brain should endure at the end of a ten hour day) to notice subtle differences in all of the directors and especially how it is very difficult to see if a movie was directed by a woman or a man.
Yea I agree that watching different types of films can open your mind to new things and change how you might of thought about films. Hollywood mainstream doesn't give you a great selection of films, they are usually just entertaining, and usually not thought provoking.
It's cool to see people who were never really into the astheics and technical aspect of film before, now start to get into it and understand it. Welcome to our side :)
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