https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz Made with realistic dreams en-us 2021-02-01 20:44:19 UTC 2021-04-20 00:36:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3ac.png wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1151202434 The main character Charles Foster Kane comes off as someone who only cares about himself and wealth. He did some nasty things like when he had cheated on his wife who was the mother of his son. Cheating is an unjustifiable act but it is not an accurate reflection of who Charles Foster Kane really is. It is important to remember that Charles is a human and he makes mistakes. Since a child, Charles was a victim of alienation. Charles was separated from his family at a young age. He was given to Thatcher for one reason and it was money. He was thrown into a world of luxury, opulence, and materialism. It was only natural that money would completely absorb his entire life. In the end I really do feel bad for Kane. he lived a life of isolation and was abandoned by everyone who ever meant anything to him. His last words truly emphasize the most important turning point in his life. Rosebud was the sled from his childhood. That was the last time he lived a simple life. He sacrificed his whole childhood for his extreme wealth. He lost his childhood just like he lost his sled. In the end when they show all of Charles Kane's belongings that amount to millions of dollars the most significant belonging was the sled from when he was a child. What I took from the movie is that being rich in money is incomparable to being rich in happiness. Charles Kanes family truly failed him for the sake of money. I feel that Charles Foster Kane deserves some sympathy.

]]> 2021-02-01 22:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1151202434 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1204975988 The movie Singin’ in the Rain shows a side of hollywood that you rarely get to see. The film shows the uglier side of hollywood instead of the glamor and fame. In the beginning of the movie when many celebrities are arriving at the Chinese theater in Hollywood, fans are thrilled to see what couples are in attendance. When Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont arrive the crowd loses it. They are perceived as this perfect couple that everyone adores. In the opening scenes Don and Lina exchange concerning facial expressions throughout the event. You begin to wonder if they truly appreciate each other. Soon after the event is over it is revealed that Don has no feeling towards Lina. Since their relationship is so popular, whenever Don and Lina star in a movie together the movie always generates lots of money. Even though Don and Lina practically hate each other, the studio insists that they stay together publicly. This shows that everything they do in the film industry is for the sake of their image and publicity. These celebrities may seem happy on the outside but they endure many struggles. When Don winds up in Kathey Seldens car he tells her that he feels misunderstood and alone in the world. Cosmo Brown also demonstrates how people in the film industry truly feel in his musical number called Make Em’ Laugh. The song emphasized how studios want to satisfy their viewers even if it's hurting the actors. In the song cosmo says “ You could charm the critics and have nothing to eat”. No matter how hard you work, if the viewers are not satisfied you won't make it. Something that I noticed was that at the end of every film with Don and Lina the final shot is always of the two kissing. The studio doesn't even want to change the narrative of their films because they know the people love the romance between Don and Lina. Everyday Don is stressed out because he is tired of creating this facade around him and Lina. He knows Kathy is more talented in every category than Lina but it's all about contracts in Hollywood. I feel like this move was made to represent what Hollywood is really like, which is ugly and unforgiving. ]]> 2021-02-15 22:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1204975988 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1229220292 There is no doubt that the movie Vertigo is a suspenseful movie. at times I was quite confused. There were parts of the movie that I needed to rewatch so that I could fully grasp the concepts. I really loved that the movie took place in San Francisco. I visited San Francisco a little over 3 years ago and I was able to recognize some of the landmarks. I was fascinated when John and “Madeleine” visited the Muir Woods which was one of my favorite places in San Francisco. The movie starts off pretty straight forward but it became very unpredictable. Once Scottie become infatuated with Madeleine the movie starts to spiral out of control. The title of the film perfectly sums up just how this movie is. When “Madeleines” body plummet from the bell tower things get very messy. tossed his real wife from the bell tower. When we follow Scottie one year later the movie became even more confusing for me. Scottie sees a woman named Judy, who looks identical to Madeleine except her hair was brunette. Scottie can’t help but to try and get close with her. He falls in love with her but he starts to pick up signs that she pretended to be Madeleine. This drives him crazy. He decides to bring her to the bell tower where Madeline committed suicide to make her fess up. She reveals that this was part of Gavins plan to murder his wife and that Gavin was just using John to cover his crime. Unfortunately, Judy gets startled by a nun that approaches the two which caused her to fall from the top of the tower and that is where the movie ends. I enjoyed the scenery of the move but the story was a little too much for me to unpack at once. I needed to watch an ending explained video after watching the movie which I don’t like to have to do. I enjoyed the effects and visuals that were implemented in to the film. I learned that Vertigo was the one of the first films to use computer effects. I really liked the animation used to show the downward spiral that John was experiencing during his peak psychotic episode. Overall I appreciate this film and I look forward to talking to my dad about the movie.]]> 2021-02-23 00:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1229220292 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1255863453 I really enjoyed the 400 blows. The main character Antoine Doinel is constantly under pressure from all of the adults in his life. At the start of the movie, Antoine gets in trouble for having a photo that was passed to him. This is the start of all of his troubles. Although Doinel is not the most disciplined child he is not a terrible kid. He is no different from the other children in his class. All of the other children misbehave just as much as Antoine. He becomes rebellious at this point. On top of everything he has to witness his mother seeing another man who was not his father. This is not easy for him to take. It's hard to keep faith in your family after seeing something like that especially if you are an only child. The movie shows that transitioning from being a child to a young adult is not easy. Antoine is alienated from everyone in his life after getting caught stealing a typewriter. He loses his family and his friends. Antoine's family is the foundation of his life. Seeing his mother with another man hurts Antoine. Despite his mother’s affair we see that they still have a good family relationship when they go out to see a movie. Eventually Antoine lands himself in jail after stealing from his father’s job. He ends up in some kind of academy to teach him some discipline. At the end of the movie he runs away to see the ocean which he always dreamt of seeing. When he reaches the ocean this is the first time he is able to enjoy something he really cared about. The Catcher in the Rye definitely adopted some ideas from this film. Both main characters go on life changing journeys because of the troubles in their lives. Antoine reaching the beach is just like when Holden visits central park to see the ducks for himself. I am a fan of coming of age movies. Becoming an adult is a critical part of everyone's life.

]]> 2021-03-01 23:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1255863453 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1340118526 Without a doubt, The Godfather is considered to be a legendary trilogy by many people. I was really glad to revisit the movie since I haven’t seen it in quite a while. Having rewatched it, I picked up on lots of elements that I missed when I was younger. I have always appreciated the storyline but it is almost challenging to remain fully engaged throughout the entirety of the film, since it is such a long movie. I don’t normally gravitate towards longer movies. I prefer movies that cut to the chase and have a consistent pace. But in the case of The Godfather, it works to make the film very long. There are many stories to be told since we are following many branches of the mafia. The story branches off in many directions, each branch is equally important to the story being told. I believe this was a good risk taken by Coppola. He is able to add more depth to the storyline just by making the film longer than your standard movie. Another idea that I hadn’t considered when was younger was the role of women in the film. The story is heavily driven by men. The women in the movie are portrayed as your stereotypical mafia caretaker. They are primarily show tending to the children, cooking, cleaning and even being beat at times. It is sad but Coppola is only accurately depicting the way women were treated during this time. The real life mafia did not treat the women the best and women were not typically involved in any of the crimes. Family plays a huge role in The Godfather. All of the crime they partake in, is for the sake of family. They are willing to protect their family at all costs. I really enjoyed revisiting this film since it opened my eyes to some concepts that I did not pick up on.]]> 2021-03-22 20:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1340118526 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1409544361 The film Pulp Fiction offers much variety when it comes to genres and themes. Violence is something that plays a huge role in all of his movies. In the past, Tarantino has received lots of criticism because of how ridiculously violent his movies can be. Pulp fiction is not for the faint of heart. I feel that violence definitely belongs in a movie like pulp fiction. In the story we follow the life of gangsters, drug users, boxers and criminals. These kinds of lifestyle typically come with much violence. I feel that if Tarantino held back on the violence in this film it would lack in realism. The fear that Jules and Vincent incite in their victims is palpable. Although this film has some dark themes, Tarantino offers much comedic relief. Right before Jules kills the man eating his burger, he tries a bite of the burger and continues to have casual small talk with the man. He even informs the man about what the name of the quarter pounder with cheese is called in Paris which is called a royale. I found this funny because this was a fact that Jules learned about 10 minutes before arriving at the apartment. This small talk builds up so much fear in the man that it is palpable. One scene that is extremely gruesome is when Vincent must give Mia the adrenaline shot. When he drives the syringe directly into her heart it makes me pretty squeamish. Mia jumps up and begins to panic. Vincent's drug dealer asks her to say something if she was okay and all she could think to say was “something”. The drug dealers wife’s reaction to this was “That was fucking trippy” and begins awkwardly cackling. This gives viewers something to laugh about after such a shocking scene. The scene where Vincent accidentally blows Marvins head off in the car is shocking, but still pretty funny since it was genuinely an accident. Vincent was just casually talking to Marvin with the gun pointed directly at him with his finger on the trigger. The car ends becomes absurdly bloody with brain matter scattered all over the car. Another scene that is violent but funny is when the man hiding in the bathroom ambushes Jules and Vincent and misses every single shot. The two check themselves for any injuries and realize that they were untouched. They exchange looks and return fire. Jules regards this as a divine intervention but Vincent just sees it as luck. I feel that violence and comedy works perfectly for this film and without the two, this film would not be what it is today.]]> 2021-04-12 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1409544361 wgercich01 https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1435660592 The film Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, directed by Michael Gondry and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as the two leads, displays a less traditional take on the intricacies of love and relationships. In a world where there is a procedure offered to completely erase the memory of someone from your mind, Gondry explores how the implications of such a procedure effect our main characters, Clementine (Winslet), and Joel (Carrey). Eternal Sunshine differs from most movies about romance, as it takes a more pessimistic approach, and shows how a hopeless romantic, Joel, deals with the deterioration of his relationship. When we first meet Clementine in the opening scene on the train, it is clear that she is a manic pixie dream girl. This is a type of character, usually the love interest of the male lead, who exists for the main purpose of teaching our main characters a lesson, putting their own happiness to the side. The manic pixie dream girl tends to be very childlike and does not take life too seriously. This character type is not something unique to this film, and I noticed that Clementine reminded me a lot of Summer from the movie 500 Days of Summer, as well as Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In the film, Joel and Clementine go through a breakup, and Joel quickly learns that Clementine went through the surgery and no longer remembers who Joel is. This leads Joel to want the procedure done himself. While Joel is getting his procedure done, he realizes that he regrets it, as we take a journey through Joel’s memories with Clementine and realize how they got to the point that they did. Ironically, Joel and Clementine meet again and hit it off, before eventually realizing that they had a whole relationship together which ended in heartbreak. Joel and Clementine eventually decide to keep seeing each other regardless of the fact that they know their relationship is doomed to end in failure, following their hearts over their mind. This ending left me with a few questions to ponder, as well as taught me a lesson about heartbreak and loss in life. Through Joel’s journey, I began to realize that loss in life is something that is important in shaping you into who you are and going through a procedure to forget the things that loss teaches me would be foolish. Along with this I felt myself wondering what I would do in Joel’s shoes. Is love worth it if you know that heartbreak is inevitable? Leaving with these questions shows me that Michael Gondry did a great job in invoking emotion and thought in his audience, therefore succeeding in his direction of the film.]]> 2021-04-20 00:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wgercich01/b1lkfgqfaefzfwrz/wish/1435660592