In my quest to get a college degree I have to take one more class to meet my English general education requirements. Normally, classes are eight weeks, this one is six weeks. In six weeks they are going to teach me to have a better understanding of what goes into movies and some of the more subtle techniques used to pull in the audience. I will try to keep you updated on the movies I watch and any take-aways.
The Fountain
First movie in the queue is The Fountain. I found it ironic this movie came up for the second time in a week. Tim Ferris recommended it on his Five Bullet Friday newsletter, and then it showed up as one of the movies to watch this week. It was a fun movie since it jumped between three plot lines with a common theme. I recommend The Fountain if you want a movie that makes you think and pulls you in.
Bowfinger
Starring Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin Bowfinger made me laugh all the way through it. This is not a brain teaser movie; it is a late 90’s comedy with over acting, cheap punch lines, and a few jokes that are no longer allowed in today’s culture. The genius of the movie to me was how well Steve Martin portrayed his character as a lovable scam artist.
The Shining
It is probably a tragedy for not seeing this until the ripe age of 36, but I don’t think I missed anything. Jack Nicholson is the only redeeming character in the movie. Halfway through the movie, Kandace paused it and commented, “I think he would make a great Joker.” You don’t say!!! She honestly did not know about his stellar performance in Batman as the Joker! Besides the average acting from everyone else, my other issue was the story line. Either something went missing when they took Stephen King’s story and put it on the screen, or Stephen King left holes in his story… It wouldn’t surprise me if it was both (I imagine I have to read the book to understand why the man bear pig was having relations with a woman…).
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