Final Blogging Assignment :) :/ :(

#1. As we watch progress through the film, "The Hurt Locker", how is the idea of realism being used for this movie? What kind of effects do you think this has on viewers?


I think that realism is being used with how intense it all really is when we are in a war. With walking up to bombs or finding people and needed them to away from the known bomb. Even the intensity when the soldiers don't like each other or just joke around to where they don't want to be messing around anymore and the other one doesn't get it. I mean, I'm sitting in a classroom watching this movie with my class mates, and when I see someone getting shot I flinch. I think that has an effect on some people, it shows what it really is like. Someone who wants to go and be a solider and doesn't know what to except then it will put them on their butt with reality. This movie I think helps with that that you have to except the unexpected.


#2. What do you think your biggest take away is from this class? What would be a suggestion to make the class better for next year?
 
I have learned that some movies aren't always accurate. They dramatize, only tell parts of the story to almost only one side of the story. I've realized that Hollywood isn't about portraying the truth but just trying to make an income or get some actor/actresses name out there. Something that I would suggest to make the class better is to have more class discussion when it comes to researching the films. That way they will get a better idea what will be in the movie and what they are about to see then just reading reviews since that is just someone opinion on a movie.

Nichols writes..

I think that Nichols is trying to say that there are so many modes and it makes it harder for people to take a grip on what they are really watching. When there are so many ways to show and represent whatever it is that you are trying to describe might be difficult for the viewer. It could be that or they might prefer it a certain mode and when the film isn't in that mode they might full understand it. 
I think that if you really want people to know and watch what it is that you are trying to show them then you could do the same film with the same information but with different modes. If you have done it in multiple modes then you might have more people interested in what you have to say vs just doing it in one mode. 

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I want to say that I think Nichols is trying to say that you have to think more about what your watching then just the pictures themselves. It takes more to make a movie then just the camera rolling and catching pictures to get something for someone to watch. I would want to believe that directors what you to look at all the detail that they are putting into the scenes and sceneries for you to understand fully about what they want you to know about the plot of the story. If you were to catch everything that the director is trying to tell you then you will get a better understanding of what is happening in the film.

Blog 2

1. After reading the introduction chapter to Engaging Cinema, what are your initial thoughts as to studying the subject of film? 

After I got done reading the article I was surprised that film has evolved as much as it has. We talked about where it was just picture, than it was picture with little flash cards, and now its sound, picture, animated, all sort of things for the entertainment. But one thing that I think isn't as neat as the evolvement of film, is the way that critics go and break down a movie if the don't like what they are seeing.

I want to say movies can be both a social danger and a social benefit. Some people will want to reenact what they see in a film, because it looks so cool, and end up hurting themselves or others. I want to say it is also a social benefit because it can be spending time with your family, friends, and your significant other.

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1. What are your thoughts about taking the class History Through film? What do you hope to get out of this class and what strength do you bring to the class that will help is all progress forward as we learn?

•I'm actually pretty excited about taking this class because it isn't like any of the classes that I'm taking or that I have taken. I hope that it will help me get a grasp of what history is like but also I can see how Hollywood exaggerates films. I hope that it will all work out with this class because then, I can recommend it to other students, and that I hope I will enjoy it.

•I think that I'm a strength because I enjoy learning about history, and if I get something and that someone else doesn't I could try and explain to them of what they don't understand.