1. A Clockwork Orange might be one of the craziest/ weirdest movies I've ever seen. It starts with a gang that commits many crimes and finally the leader gets caught murdering someone. He goes to jail and gets put into this special program that is suppose to help him and make him better. When he returns home nobody wants him anymore, and it turns into a story of pure tragedy and sadness.
2. I found an article on city-journal.org that talks about the violence in the movie. While it was considered to be a masterpiece, it was also considered to be contagious to people, making them more violent. The article says how Britain tried to ban this movie for it's violence, and I could see why. The amount of rape and murder in this movie is unreal.
3. In class we talked more about a change in Hollywood and how this is a huge change. We never had seen something so gruesome and violent in films. This movie was a game changer to Hollywood, giving future directors more freedom to do what they want with their movie ideas.
4. I thought this movie was well done, but it was tough to watch. There were so many weird things and violent things that happened in the movie some was too much. Even though they didnt show all of it they showed enough. Plus I never really enjoyed movies such as A Clockwork Orange. But I can respect what it has done for film.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Graduate
1. In class, we discussed how actors and acting was starting to get looked at more closely in Hollywood as Hollywood was in a transitional period. Movies were being done better and they were more thought out. Newer technology was being presented and things in movies were being done differently. The Graduate was unique because it was focused on one man and how he changed as his life changed. Not to mention this movie had it's own soundtrack with Simon and Garfunkel.
2. I found an article on tcm.com on why the Graduate is essential and it explains how it is still a relevant movie even after 40 years have passed. It mentions how this movie was a great example of the change in Hollywood and how movies were evolving. The Graduate was a huge mark in films history.
3. In the article it talks about the Graduate being part of "New Hollywood". We talked about in class how Hollywood was changing and how movies were changing. We talked about that in class and it is interesting to hear it mentioned again in this article.
4. Personally I really enjoyed this movie. I thought Dustin Hoffman fit that role of Ben perfectly, as it was an awkward situation for anyone to be in but he portrayed it beautifully. The story kept me hooked as I didn't how this mess was going to turn out. Overall I thought it was a great idea for a movie and I really loved the Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack; especially when Mrs. Robinson came on. That was the first time I understood what that song was about.
2. I found an article on tcm.com on why the Graduate is essential and it explains how it is still a relevant movie even after 40 years have passed. It mentions how this movie was a great example of the change in Hollywood and how movies were evolving. The Graduate was a huge mark in films history.
3. In the article it talks about the Graduate being part of "New Hollywood". We talked about in class how Hollywood was changing and how movies were changing. We talked about that in class and it is interesting to hear it mentioned again in this article.
4. Personally I really enjoyed this movie. I thought Dustin Hoffman fit that role of Ben perfectly, as it was an awkward situation for anyone to be in but he portrayed it beautifully. The story kept me hooked as I didn't how this mess was going to turn out. Overall I thought it was a great idea for a movie and I really loved the Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack; especially when Mrs. Robinson came on. That was the first time I understood what that song was about.
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