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 My first film that I really liked that we watched in class this semester was Rear Window. I liked this film because of the mysterious vibe that it created. Something that I still was amazed by with this particular film was the use of the window because it created a different perspective to the characters' lives. This is a typically not a film that I would watch but I am glad I did because I really did enjoy watching it in class. The second film that I thought was good was Get Out. I had never seen it before, so I was excited to see it when I heard it was more of a horror film. I thought that Jordan Peele did such an amazing job creating that horror with his music choices, and his twists and turns throughout the course of the film. I will definitely have to explore more Jordan Peele movies because of how much I liked the style of this film.


Something that I discovered about myself is when I used to watch films, I only had my interpretation of what a film was about but hearing my other classmates opinions makes me realize that everyone interprets films in a different way. I used to watch a film, then say if I enjoyed it or not but something I realize by being in this class was when we had meaningful discussions with my other classmates, it allowed me to share my thoughts on what I thought of the movie and allow others to bring up points that maybe I had never thought of before. I liked doing the Fascination Project because it showed me just how much work goes into making a film because I believe that is probably something most of us do not realize. This project helped me to explore the different genres of film and it allowed my group to use our creativity to create something that we are proud of. The last thing is I really did not know a lot about was the technical terms about film but throughout the course of this class, I learned how to apply them to the films as we watched and discussed them.

I had a hard time remembering what films I had watched during the pandemic, so I had to go back online to see what came out during 2020. The first film that I remember seeing during the course of the pandemic was Holidate and it was directed by John Whitesell. It stars Emma Roberts and it is a romantic type of film but with comedy incorporated as well. It is about two strangers who hate being single on the holidays, agree to be each other dates for every holiday all year long, but along the way you see them start to fall in love. It was a cute movie and the director did a fantastic job with the storyline. This is just one film that I viewed during the pandemic but I definitely watched more including some films that I had seen before but are still some of my favorites. One of my favorite films that I had already seen before but I rewatched during the pandemic was Clueless. My sister and I love this movie so we were able to watch it together since that was her first time watching it. During the pandemic, my siblings and I would spend time watching different films together since we were stuck inside and we did not have much that we could do.



I can not really think of any recommendations for movies that should be shown next semester. Something I would suggest in general is maybe more of a comedic film because I feel like many students might enjoy a good laugh as they are watching the film. One thing that I liked was how we did a range of genres of films, so I definitely think that is important to incorporate into next semester as well. Another type of film that I think next semester's class would enjoy is action movies because I feel like a lot of people like action films so that might be a possibility to consider when selecting films to view next semester. 

Thank you for teaching me so much about film! 

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