High Noon

This film was definitely an old classic. As I was watching it, I knew I'd watched it with my dad when I was younger. I sometimes find the way that older movies are filmed distracting, especially during the night scenes, and I had this same reaction during this film. I did like the sound though. With the outdoor scenes, you can always hear all the extra little noises that they cut out of film in today's age.

Shakespeare In Love

I liked this movie, it was what we discussed in class about character vs. self and character vs. society. It was character vs. self because Shakespeare is conflicted about the relationship because he knows it's wrong. But he's also going against society because back then, when marriages were arranged, it was sort of like "that was that". I also liked this movie because it brought a little humor into Shakespeare, which usually makes for some dry reading material.

True Grit

This film was surprisingly witty for such a sad story. I really liked the cinematography by Roger Deakins and the work by the composer, Carter Burwells. The audio and visual components of this film mesh exceptionally well.

V for Vendetta

"Remember, remember the fifth of November." -V

Now, if you are familiar with this film, it is never out of the question to view it on such a night as the fifth of November. It's famous line is really what brings viewers into its world. "Remember, remember the fifth of November" is such a famous line now that it has sparked a revolutionary tradition among movie-viewers.

However, this may not be the only attraction that this film offers. V's carefully executed monologues and actions mark the entire movie up for its writing and script development. It reveals how much work was actually placed into such a film.

But what is it really that drives us back to this film? Is it V? Natalie Portman? Perhaps the action and violence? The writing?

It really comes down to a film that has excellent writing staff and script.

Shakespeare in Love and the Creative Process

Sure. Lots of people are going to get trapped in a hole that all historical fiction movies have: the "fiction" part. That there is no account that Shakespeare fell in love with some noble woman and then the girl ended up getting ship wrecked and all that (and I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger scandal in real life than was made in the movie if a woman really had stepped in on stage). But I think that this film demonstrates this really simple idea of how the creative process can work, because many of the scenes that were in Romeo and Juliet were directly from the movie and Shakespeare's encounters with Viola. And speaking as a writer myself, I can say that things like that do happen. I do often take bits of my life and people and my experiences and put them directly onto the page, with little or no change. That's what I really like about this movie, is that it demonstrates inspiration and muses perfectly. How Shakespeare is constantly inspired by a specific person or thing, and when he has that thing, he writes like crazy. On a different note, I loved the little nod at the end to Viola being ship wrecked, and Shakespeare starting his next play with her as the lead in Twelfth Night.

Shakespeare in Love

Though i found this movie to be a bit corny, it was fun to watch.  The acting was well done.  I liked the twist towards the end where she played Juliet and William played Romeo.  The ending was a bit confusing to me though.  I thought they would end up together, but i suppose this ending was more in the style of Shakespeare's plays.

Raging Bull

Raging Bull was very entertaining to watch.  I found Robert Deniro's character very difficult to like.  Throughout the film you have a feeling that he will end in tragedy.  His pain seemed to come from his own doing so I never really felt bad for him.   By far my favorite parts of the movie were the fight scenes.  They seemed different from any other fight scenes i have seen before.  The slow down and speeding up was very cool.