This week in class, we watched Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. I liked the film, and thought it had an interesting twist to a classic fairytale. When I was watching the film, certain aspects of it reminded me of the film Peter Pan. One big thing that I noticed between the two films was that in Peter Pan, they went to Neverland, which is a different world. In Pan's Labyrinth, Ofelia goes into the labyrinth, which reveals to me that she has a whole different life in a whole different world. I thought it was interesting how these two different films could share a similar aspect.
I think it was interesting how Guillermo started the film with the end scene. It really added something to the film because it gave me a chance to imagine what happened, and it added some suspense to the plot. Something that was interesting to me was that Ofelia's mother thought that she was too old to believe in fairytales, even though Ofelia was in a fairytale. There was magic throughout the film, like when the fairy leads Ofelia into the labyrinth. This scene reveals that Ofelia is really Princess Moanna, and she has to complete these tasks in order to reclaim her kingdom. It is interesting to wonder what would have happened if Ofelia never met the faun, would she still have be able to complete her task.
One thing that was an interesting aspect of the film was how Guillermo del Toro used a lot of goriness. I did not really lot that because during some of the scenes, I had to look away because it was too gory. The one scene was when Mercedes stabs Vidal in the mouth, then he has to stick the needle through his mouth to give himself stitches was not my favorite. Even though, I do not like the goriness in the film, I really do believe that it adds to the fairytale style of the film. I think the goriness adds to the plot and Guillermo did a good job implementing it into the film.
I thought Guillermo did such an amazing job creating these monsters that were in this film. It added a lot to the story of the film, and helped create that sense of magic. The monster's makeup was very well done, especially the Pale Man. Pale Man had only one scene in the film, but he made me scared because I did not know what was going to happen between him and Ofelia. Guillermo did a great job paying attention to the details of these two monsters. It was interesting how he made the Faun very muted colors, which is interesting because I think he wanted the Faun to represent the Earth. I think both of these characters added something unique to the film.
I really liked this film because it was something that reminded me of magic and fairytales. There were so many different elements that helped make the story really come alive. I think that Guillermo del Toro did a fantastic job directing this film, and I would recommend this film to someone who has never seen it before. I like how we continue to watch different styles of films in class because it helps me expand my knowledge of the different types of film. I cannot wait to see what we watch next in class.
The first film we watched was Dr. Caligari, which is a very old film. It has a little bit of dialogue, and has some color in it. Something that I found interesting about this very old movie was that it was a completely silent film. I think the music choices they picked were interesting because they were like a different type of jazz music that I had never heard before, so it was cool to hear something new. Dr. Caligari is the oldest film I have ever watched, so it was very crazy to me just to see how movies used to be filmed back then. The next film that we watched was about Snowy, the turtle. I thought it was a cute little film and it made me laugh a few times. I thought it was cool how Snowy has been alive for 25 years and remains alive today. I did think that they got some great shots of Snowy in the film, especially when he was outside in the grass. Another thing I thought was great was that they went to see the turtle expert, and she gave them some tips to help with Snowy and I be...
This week in film class, we watch Wes Anderson's, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I thought it was a different start to a film because it started with them in the theatre viewing the first part of their documentary. I thought the movie was not bad, and it was cool to see his style as a director because I have never seen a Wes Anderson film before. I feel like after watching this film, you can get an idea of what type of style he uses in his films. Something that I think is cool that Wes Anderson incorporated into this film was his different uses of "Mise en Scene" techniques throughout every shot in his movie. One of the ways that "Mise en Scene" was incorporated into this film is through the very limited colors he choose to use. By using these same color patterns throughout each frame in the movie, it helped him tie together both the plot and the different characters. I liked how Anderson wanted to create a strong plot line with his characters by creating...
This week in class, we watched Rear Window and I thought it was good. I was not sure what to expect because I have never seen it, or really heard much about it. I believe that Rear Window had some really cool aspects to it. My favorite part about Rear Window was probably that it had a mystery thriller storyline to it, so the whole time while viewing the film, I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. I thought it was interesting that Alfred Hitchcock was in his own movie as well, as the wonderful piano player, that had such lovely music. I really liked how Hitchcock was able to show us the different perspectives of different people's lives by viewing them through their windows. I thought this concept of the window was so unique because it gives the viewer one person's perspective of the bigger overall picture. Another thing that I loved about the whole window concept was that it created rather interesting shots, and gave a different look to the st...
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