Butch C

So after each week hearing and watching clips from older movies, I decided to rent Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. I'm really glad that I did, because it's been a while since I've seen a good written movie. There's definitely a difference between how an older movie was written compared to todays movies. I feel that since older didn't have the technology for special effects and things like that to make them more entertaining, they used the ACTING and WRITING to make it entertaining. I mean, we're certainly in two different times and there's a difference in image and sound quality, but the quality in content I think is better in the older movies.

One of the great things about this movie, was it wasn't over the top. there wasn't a ridiculous amount of unnecessary action... it was a good flow.

In some way I feel like Butch and the Kids relationship is like Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan's relationship in Oceans 11. They're the "duo", and there's no reason to explain there relationship...

.... And I have to say, the best scene is the very last one... by far

Howdy Folks

It's certainly been a while since I've blogged. It's been a crazy last couple of weeks and I know that it's not going to get any better... BUT blogging must be done.

I haven't seen an entire movie all the way through in a very long time. Three times this week, I have come home to see the same freaking part of Matrix Revolution at 2am, where the robots are attacking. I'm not sure what to think... it's all just so over the top. I try to look at it cinematically, but it's just too chaotic and action filled. There's too much digital editing for me to look at it and analyze the technical aspect of the film.

I also got to see about 30 minutes of "What about Bob?". There was a part where Siggy and Bob are laying in their beds talking about their fears. The camera is bedside Siggy with Siggy on the left and Bob to the right in the background. The lighting made both of their faces visible even though it was dark in the room. Siggy's face was side lit making his profile stand out, while Bob's face was more of a fill. The camera moves between the two, rotating close, medium and wide views was very apparent to me. This is probably the most obvious example of that which I have seen since this class started. The close ups were always with Siggy looking off screen right with more space to the right, and with Bob screen left with the space on the left. When I saw this sequence, it clicked in my head and I felt like a nerd because I feel like my eyes widened when I saw it... one of those times where you're like "I know why that's like that!" I think I able to do that because I have seen the movie so many times, so I know what happens... and when I see a movie numerous times I notice different things... this time the camera work in the bedtime "Death" conversation........... which leaves me with the ultimate fear............

TOURETTES!!!!

Bob: You ever hear of Tourettes syndrome? Involuntary shouting profanity?

Dr. Leo: It's exceptionally rare.

Bob: Shit-eating son-of-a- bitch! Bastard, douche-bag, twat, numb-nuts, dickhead, BITCH!

Dr. Leo: Why exactly are you doing this?

Bob: If I fake it, then I don't have it.

Thanks for that Bob.