Films Through the Ages

  The question is not if movies changed since 1965 but HOW movies have changed. Everything changes with time. The biggest change that has happened in movies is technology. At the beginning of this course, we started with watching films that were in black and white. The first movie that was watched during this course…

Movies after their Prime

I decided to watch Forrest Gump because I remember loving this when I watched it the first time. And watching it again made me realize how much I love these kinds of movies. The movie follows the life of Forrest Gump. He faces a lot of hardships but he never let it interfere with his…

Actions Films Then vs Now

This week, I chose to watch the movie, “The Terminator.” This movie was not my first choice. I wanted to watch “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” but after watching the trailer for it, I definitely thought I wasn’t going to be able to watch it. I went with “The Terminator” because I have heard great things about…

The Hotel from Hell

              The Shining has received a lot of backlash because it was different from the novel that Stephen King wrote. A lot of people loved how The Shining was written, along with other Stephen King novels and for the movie to differ so greatly from the novel, it caused a lot of problems. Stanley…

The Infamous Couple

“In contrast with secret criminals- the furtive embezzlers and other crooks who lead seemingly honest lives- the known outlaws capture the public imagination, because they take chances, and because, often, they enjoy dramatizing their lives.”  This is the life of Bonnie and Clyde. When you read the title, did you immediately think about Bonnie and…

The Movie that “Started” Modern Cinema

The movie “Voyage to Italy” or sometimes called “Journey to Italy” was a movie about a couple that went to Italy to sell the villa that their uncle left for them. They’ve been married for eight years and this was one of the only times they were alone. They knew their marriage was falling apart…

Scariest Movie of All Time

I remember watching Insidious when I was browsing channels with my cousins when I was fourteen years old. I was never a fan of jump scares and not being to sleep at night because of a film. But I watch them because of the story. Insidious is not like any other film because of its…