Do the Wrong Thing

I don't think Mookie did the right thing. I felt horribly for Radio Raheem and the cop that killed him in no way had to do that. On the other hand Radio was fighting the power of the cops and some force was necessary. After the death of Radio Raheem Mookie threw a trash can through Sals window. Why did he do this? This was right after Sal called him a son. What Mookie did was reckless. This act of rebelion sparked a total uproar and in the end ruined Sals store. I wouldn't say that white property is more important than black life but in this situation white property was very unnecessarily ruined were as Radio Raheem was boarderline needed to be stoped and killing him might have been the answer.

Drum Line of Algiers

After viewing the Film, Battle of Algiers, I have seen the least entertaning film of common recolection. The film was a lost cause when it came at me with black and white and subtitles. Besides the dead technology it just wasn't a fun picture. I can't understand why it got such reviews as "Best Movie I saw All year," and "Astonishing," heres my responce to those reviews. They have only seen one movie that year. In no way could this movie be an all timer or even a good movie you forget about. This movie was unbearable to watch. I did find one review I thought suited well however. "Pulses with energy, as urgent, intense, precient as ever." I'll give the movie the pulse. In no way is it due to any other reason than the simple drum line in between important events. It seems like this class' theme is sweet non diagetic music in movies. Starting with OUTTW when the Harmonica kept playing and now the drumline in BoA.

Memento

I found Momento to be an excelent film. I thought the way it was pieced together was brilliant. I really liked this aspect because we kind of think how he thinks. He lives in the now and leaves clues for the past. everytime he finds one of his clues we learn more into the past. Had the movie ended with Teddy getting shot it would've been a terrible movie. If that were to happen we would know he killed the wrong guy and it would frustrate me. I think Teddy was suprisingly the good guy in this movie. Although he is a drug dealer and a crooked cop, he truely is doing this whole thing for Lenny and not himself. Teddy just wants to see Lenny happy, so he conceals the truth from him until the end. I was shocked when I found out Teddy did nothing wrong. The entire movie I just waited until we found him out. I think this gives the movie a lot less closure, but an opening for a sequel. 7 years later might be a little late for Momentwo, but I'd be down for seeing it.

Kiss Me Deadly

After seeing Kiss Me Deadly I take back all prior comments on liking Film Noir. This movie was a disgrace to the topic that is Noir. I have a really hard time getting to enjoy any characters. VaVaVoom was the only person that I felt a remote attachment to. In Mike Hammer's defence, he does have the best name I've ever heard of. That's about all he had going for him in this picture. He was nowhere near as like able as Neff, primarily because of his lame way of lighting a match. There's something about the one handed flick that I could watch for hours. This film didn't only disappoint me in character likability, but also plot. I really don't know where the flaming box came into play. It seemed like one minute Hammer was hunting down a murderer and the next minute he was burning his hand on some type of Sci-Fi madness. The high quality special effects however rivaled Jurassic park I'd say. The flames that might have been made of paper really looked lifelike. I honestly think I could have made a more convincing scene of incarceration. I was not impressed by this film in the least. (Like my last blog I had computer troubles. It was suppost to be fixed this weekend but I just got it back today.)

Double Indemnity

I thought that this was one of the better movies that we have watched so far. I found Neff to be a classic Film Noir male. He was a malicious murderer, yet I found myself on his side. I don't know why I routed for him but he was very charming in that way. Phylis was also a textbook fem fetal. She was also a murderer but I didn't seem attached to her. Some classic Noir elements that I noticed were the Venetian blinds. These were used in Keye's office to show that Neff wasn't exactly squeaky clean. It kind of puts people in the gray area. I thoung the plot was very clever. I really enjoyed the mystery aspect even though we knew that he got shot and would be found out. This movie opened a knew scope of films that I think I enjoy. (Mr. Klob I showed you my written blog, my computer got fixed today.)

Dali Lama

Groundhog Day

After reading the New York Times article on Klob's blog I can totally see some of the spiritual messages in this film. As a christian I really saw the born again life of Bill Murrays character.

''You do, however, very clearly see the deadness of his life at the beginning of
the movie.'' After the self dies, he added, ''what is reborn is this new person
resurrected from his comatose way of looking at the world.''

This quote is basicaly what I saw in the movie. In the article it says that christians see the groundhog as Jesus. I didn't see this at all when I watched it. We celebrate easter as the rising of jesus each year, not groundhog day. Christianity isn't the only religion that I saw in the movie. I didn't know a lot about buddhist beliefs but after reading about them I can really see them.

That is why you have bodhisattvas, who reach the brink of nirvana, and stop and
come back and save the rest of us. Bill Murray is the bodhisattva. He is not
going to abandon the world. On the contrary, he is released back into the world
to save it

After continuing to read Bill Murray is compared to the doli lama because he is the only bodhisattvas. Bill Murray might be the Doli in Groundhog Day, but he still stiffed him after he caddied for him.