This film is about Nadine, a junior in high school who knows that high school isn’t exactly High School Musical. She goes through so many struggles during her peak of awkwardness, unlike her senior, all-star brother Darian, who ends up dating Nadine’s best friend. This film is a journey through Nadines crazy ups and downs as a high schooler whose stories may be relatable to all high schoolers out there.
A scene that really stood out to me was when Nadine is swimming with Erwin. This scene takes place in Erwin’s grand pool right in front of his massive house which looks very royal. This scene takes place right after a subjective shot when Nadine brings Erwin down about having sex and then he plays,”The Dickhead Song.” Right after that there is an adorable montage of Nadine and Erwin just handing out and playing in the pool, which is beautifully shot. This montage included various shots of their legs underwater, their arms above the water synchronized to the fun music playing in the background, underwater shots of them simply swimming back and forth with the unique blue of the pool perfectly embracing their moving bodies, as well as the typical “splashing,” of each other in the pool which created this fun environment. The point of this scene was to really illustrate Erwin’s personality and that sex isn't his first priority and that a girl and a guy in a pool alone just hanging out is possible. This was on of the earlier hints to Nadine that he is a, “good guy,” and that she should be focusing on him instead of Nick who literally just got out of jail, but still manages to be super hot. Overall this movie was fantastic. It hit almost all the elements of being in high school and with a character like Nadine, the film was very successful. Although Nadine isn’t the average high schooler, everything she goes through and her personality traits are all relatable and every high schooler has gone through that as well. What really made this film was definitely the great amount of second-hand embarrassment the audience feels. There was SO MUCH second-hand embarrassment but thats really what high school ends up being, embarrassing moments that become cringy and unforgettable memories.
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This film is about Joel and Clementine. They go through this super awesome relationship and then go through this downhill spiral that leads to a painful breakup. Joel finds out that Clementine went through a procedure to erase memories of him and goes through the same procedure so that he can forget Clementine from his memories.
A scene that really stood out to me was closer to the beginning of the film. This takes place while Joel is at Rob’s house whining about his breakup with Clementine. During all of this, he goes through a flashback of what had happened recently that has been bothering him so much. It was a scene of him at Barnes and Noble with Clementine at the cash register. This took place after Clementine had gotten her procedure done, but Joel has no idea. Joel tries to make conversation but Clementine treats him as a normal customer and then kisses some guy behind the checkout counter who Joel assumes is her rebound boyfriend. Joel is heartbroken by this and immediately leaves. There is a long shot following Joel towards the camera walking aggressively in distress. The audience can see all of the aisles of the Barnes and Noble behind him and each of the aisle’s lights going out, one by one, until Joel reaches Rob’s house to real life, escaping the flashback. This was a very cool scene and clearly depicted the emotion that Joel was feeling after witnessing Clementine and her new boyfriend. Overall, this movie was great. It had a very unique and original storyline which was done very well. It was definitely a movie I would watch again, but I don’t think it’s as good as 500 Days of Summer. It was really interesting to see Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet play such characters, but they did a phenomenal job. This movie was successful and I can’t stop thinking about it. The Royal Tennenbaums was to no surprise, another successful movie by Wes Anderson. This film is about three children who are all geniuses, whose broke, distant father uses them but ends up creating an unexpected family reunion. A crazy storyline with complex characters were brought to life in this film which was executed perfectly.
A scene that stood out to me was definitely Richie Tennenbaums’ suicide scene. This was a beautifully shot, Elliot Smith sequence that was breathtaking. The camera is at a subjective view the entire time at Richie, where one can feel his emotions through the screen. Richie shaves his beard and hair off which amazes the audience. This entire scene is taking place under blue light which perfectly portrays the beauty in the sadness and despair that Richie is going through, with,”Needle in the Hay,” playing in the background. There is then a shot where Richie is reflected in the mirror playing the role of a medium shot. The scene comes to an end where Richie slits both of his wrists and the blood that pours out is in sync and still ends up looking grossly beautiful. Normally, such a scene should made the audience cry, or feel just as upset as the character. Instead, I felt very little sadness, but was more in awe at how gorgeous the whole shot looked. It was a memorable scene which I can’t stop thinking about. This film was extraordinary. I had low expectations and this film exceeded them. Aside from the attractive aesthetics, I fell in love with each one of the unique characters. They were all so different but Anderson did a great job making them come together and unite as one. The music was spot on and this movie did not have a single dull moment. It’s a must-see. This film is about the story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.
A scene that really stood out to me was the scene when Brian dies, there is a lot of filtering and layering taking place. The audience is aware that Brian has died especially during this scene because they make Brian seem very important as if he was one of the best players on the team or as if he has influenced the team very heavily which had an emotional toll on the audience. There are two shots that were layered into this scene. One is where there is a long shot of Piccolo running with the football on the field running facing the audience which was faded out as he made a touchdown. That shot was layered onto this shot of Sayes leading the team and playing on the field without Piccolo. This shot created this vibe that made the audience love Piccolo and which made them overlook his awful personality. Overall I thought this movie was the typical, sports movie. I was not a fan at all. I guess this movie would be more effective emotionally to those who were aware of Piccolo’s legacy as a football player and his backstory that was memorable for those people who were a fan or were aware of his presence in the NFL. |
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