Filed under: Film Literacy
This years ‘best picture’ categorie at the Academy Awards has been one of the strongest ive seen in a long time. I genrally love some of the films that have been nominated and i can see why the Academy has regonised their efforts this year and i think its fully deserved.
The nominees are:
The films i think deserve the most consideration are:
Avatar, it is as visually stunning as any film can get. The storyline of this film is strong and keeps you entertain, lets face it there must be a reason why this film grossed £1.15bn in the first 6 weeks of release.
The Blind Side is a film that is enjoyable and has a strong moral message.
The hurt Locker is a film that keeps its audience captivated and makes them feel the tension that the film creates.
Up, hands down one of the best animated films ever. In the first five minutes of this film alone it takes you through every different emotion, what more could you want from a film?
Overall i would be pleased if any of these films won, i can see Avatar winning it though as it is arguably the biggest film of the year and the highest earning.
Eight is the story of Jonathan an eight year old football fanatic, who is struggerling with the loss of his father and moving to a new town.
Eight which had a working title of “N ‘ That” won the 1998 Jerwood film prize. It was then made into a film and directed by Stephen Daldry. It was then shown
http://www.projector.demon.co.uk/nthat.html
Filed under: Film Literacy
What makes a good trailer?
well personally i think a good trailer doesn’t show too much about the story and doesn’t make the film out to be something its not.
how many people i wonder go to the cinema expecting one thing and watch what seems like a completely different film. I’ve done it a few times and leave feeling more than a little disappointed.
The best trailers are the simpler trailers ones that leave you wanting more and questioning the film.
One of my favourite trailers would be this one which was for the film ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
Its simple, creative and when it uses the music and writing that you read visually it gripped me.
I guess whether a movie trailer is good or not it will never tell you whether you will like the film. It can give you an idea though and what you don’t try you never know. So even if you see a trailer and don’t really like the look of it, give the film a shot cause you never know you might just find a diamond in the rough.
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Horror films, you either love them or hate them.
Im not a massive fan of the horror movie genre properly because i don’t like getting scared, that doesn’t mean i don’t have an appreciation for them though.
Every year a new current horror movie comes out and takes the box office by storm with the younger generation especially. I often wonder what it is young people like so much about horror films, is it the fear of just being scared or is it that in some cases that the events shown in the film could happen in real life.
I think generally horrors films used to be scarer, alot of people would disagree. I just think we have come to expect special effects and gore in movies to make them good, it used to be enough to have good filming and an amazing plot line.
You know what they say though things aint what they used to be.
Piracy is a fact of society today, it exists and as much as we fight against it and will it to go away it wont. We are currently fighting a loosing battle. Is it fair that people work hard to create movies, music and software, get the things they have worked hard on spread without their consent or approval.
Its not fair at all, it creates less chance for new projects as the money that is suppose to be being made isnt used to fund new projects. I guess you could say piracy goes hand in hand with the internet, it makes it so easy for people to file share and download content. People could say artists, film makers, actors should expect their stuff to be released illegally… i dont see this though.
If something’s worth it pay money for it, support musicians, support film makers.
Filed under: 2009, Film Literacy, Music, Tv Literacy | Tags: 2009, Films, Music, Television
I was originally planning to write a blog just about my favourite film of 2009, but then i thought why not post some other things I liked about the year that was 2009.
Films Of 2009
Up: Funny, Sad, Beautiful
The Hangover: inappropriate, offensive and hilarious
500 Days Of Summer: Beautiful, Sad, Moving
My Sister’s Keeper: heavyhearted, true, sombre
Music
The Fray: The Fray, John Mayer: Battle Studies, Tegan & Sara: Sainthood, Paramore: Brand New Eyes
Television Series
Glee: Smart, Clever, Charming, Heart warming. A show for all the underdogs!
Chuck: funny, Warming, Entertaining. A show for the nerd in all of us.
Skins: Unpredictable, True, Fun.
What qualifies as a bad film, is it something that critics don’t enjoy and give bad ratings, is it something that doesn’t do well at the box office or is it something you personally don’t enjoy?
For me personally I don’t think 2009 has been an amazing year for films, there have been a few movies that I loved this year and that made the trip to the cinema worthwhile. Some of those movies were The Hangover, Twilight Saga New Moon and 500 Days Of Summer. I’m very much aware though that everyone didn’t enjoy these films and that’s okay with me.
There were a lot of films I saw through the year that didn’t live up to my expectations or just didn’t grasp my attention, a prime example being District 9. This bring us back to my opening question most critics loved this film, it made a ton of money at the box office but I didn’t enjoy it, so does that make District 9 a dreadful film?
I don’t think it does and it’s certainly not the worst of 2009, for me it just didn’t live up to my expectations and maybe that’s partly my fault and not the films for setting my own standards so high. Loads of people around the world loved this film so who am I to say that the film they love or the film all those people worked so hard to make is the worse thing I’ve seen all year…. no one!
I don’t think there can be a worse film of the year or a film classed as the most terrible film ever made cause those films matter to someone, I’m willing to bet everyone loves a film even if its something you would never tell another human soul because its supposedly embarrassing or it was suppose to be horrible.
That’s why people make films to entertain people and no one is ever going to entertain everyone, if it did we would loose something distinctly human the power to have an opinion.
Ill leave you with some of my favourite quotes:
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
The world is but a canvas to the imagination. – Henry David Thoreau
