I have decided on a new goal for myself from this point onward. Every week, I plan to watch at least one movie that I have not seen before. As a film major, it seems important to me that I expose myself to as many films as possible. Just as reading all sorts of books helps improve writing ability, I feel that watching a variety of films can make you a better filmmaker. I am slightly ashamed to admit that I have fallen into the habit of watching the same movies over and over again because I find it comforting to emerse myself in the familiar characters and stories. However, I hope to break that pattern and watch as many new movies as possible in the next few months.
Assuming that I manage to stick with this goal, I hope to start posting a series of entries to share my thoughts and opinions on these films. I'm sure there will be many cases that you'll be astounded by what films I have managed to avoid seeing over the years.
I suppose that's it for now. Wish me luck. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to suggest films to watch, ask questions or let me know what topics you'd like to hear about.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Disney Mania
I admit it. I am a TOTAL sucker for kids movies, particularly those of the Disney variety. I really am an 8-year-old at heart sometimes. Most of the movies I see in the theatre these days are kids movies and I have been known to drag a date along now and then (they have been remarkably patient about this).
Many of the more recent children's movies are full of the charm and creativity that I have found lacking in most of today's blockbusters. So often, I go to see a movie and find myself experiencing deja vu. Casting different actors in the same roles does not actually change the plot... Though I still enjoy these movies, none of them are quite as enjoyable to watch as a seemingly simple children's film.
The other night, for instance, Leanne and I sat don for the evening to watch Tangled, which is my favorite Disney movie ever and very high up there on my all time list. The magical story, the charming music, the thoroughly three dimensional characters and the excellent wit of the film makes me smile no matter how many times I watch it. I could rave about the merits of Tangled all day, but I imagine I would bore most of you. However, I will say that if other filmmakers put half the effort into their explosions into their characters, far more memorable and beloved films would be produced.
Just my little thought for the day.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Introductory Blog Post
Well, here I am, starting a new blog and for whatever reason, you are reading it. So I will now take this opportunity to welcome you to my little corner of cyberspace. I hope that you'll choose to stay a while.
Before I launch into tales of my wild adventures or long rants (of the mostly harmless variety, of course) allow me to introduce myself.
First off, my name is Sarah. I am a Film and Media Arts major at Temple University. I currently am living with my fantastic roommate Leanne, her rat, my cat, and my two fish. (So expect occasional stories of our exploits)
As far as life style goes, I am a self-proclaimed nerd. A significant reason I began this blog is that I continuously find obscure books or movies that inspire long rants or vaguely insightful thoughts and in many cases, I find very little occasion to share them.
On the subject of the blog itself, I don't plan on being constrained to any particular topic or theme. Last year, I was the co-author of a blog featuring movie reviews. However, we couldn't often sit down and watch movies together, so it kind of faced into the background. However, we would like to rekindle it at some point, so keep an eye out in the future. I plan to update this at least once a week. Hopefully I'll find a routine and stick with it. But in the meantime, updates may be a bit sporadic.
Anyway... I'm sure you'll learn far more about me by reading the blog itself than by reading this lame introduction. Also, I'm a bit bored with discussing myself and am having difficulty coming up with witty ways to detail my life. So look for my next update, I assure you that I will improve things by then... But the first entry of almost anything is bound to suck just a bit, right?
I'm going to keep telling myself that.
Before I launch into tales of my wild adventures or long rants (of the mostly harmless variety, of course) allow me to introduce myself.
First off, my name is Sarah. I am a Film and Media Arts major at Temple University. I currently am living with my fantastic roommate Leanne, her rat, my cat, and my two fish. (So expect occasional stories of our exploits)
As far as life style goes, I am a self-proclaimed nerd. A significant reason I began this blog is that I continuously find obscure books or movies that inspire long rants or vaguely insightful thoughts and in many cases, I find very little occasion to share them.
On the subject of the blog itself, I don't plan on being constrained to any particular topic or theme. Last year, I was the co-author of a blog featuring movie reviews. However, we couldn't often sit down and watch movies together, so it kind of faced into the background. However, we would like to rekindle it at some point, so keep an eye out in the future. I plan to update this at least once a week. Hopefully I'll find a routine and stick with it. But in the meantime, updates may be a bit sporadic.
Anyway... I'm sure you'll learn far more about me by reading the blog itself than by reading this lame introduction. Also, I'm a bit bored with discussing myself and am having difficulty coming up with witty ways to detail my life. So look for my next update, I assure you that I will improve things by then... But the first entry of almost anything is bound to suck just a bit, right?
I'm going to keep telling myself that.
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