Oh Brother where art thou?

I really enjoyed this movie. I have seen it several times before and know all of the songs, but never understood the real meaning of it all, and why it took place and how it was based off the Odyssey. I just thought it was a creative film with a neat backdrop etc....

I enjoy the first 30 minutes or so, because of George Clooney's weird behavior and his dialog. I think the director chose really great actors for it. They all seem to fit into the character they are supposed to play in the movie very well. And I think they really know a lot about how they are supposed to act and what kind of personality they are portraying in the movie. 

Epic Simile: So many moments

The leaves dance around me in circles as the falling petals caress my soft shampooed hair. I can see the sun setting in the distance, moving so slowly only a cat can watch, a cat waiting for a mouse in a field so careful not to move or blink, so patient, as a stream flowing through a quiet forest. The rain starts to pitter patter on the cold gray cement next to my feet. I can feel my sweaty palms clench into angry fists. The soft bed of grass is now a muddy stream of wet dirt under my still body. The fresh sent of flowers drifts by me as the rain begins to pour. I raise my hand to wipe the dripping makeup off my cheeks. I turn my head to the side, eyes still closed. I can hear dogs whining for the last meal of their day. I hear parents yelling at a child for a careless mistake. This moment is just one. Just one in a million, one in a day. If they were all to be counted what would a day be. So many moments, so many memories. Just one life. 

Project checkpoint:

Taylor and I are making a movie, well a preview for Mice and Men. We will film some of it around my neighborhood and his.. and maybe film some in a more interesting setting like Lincoln Elementary, or somewhere with trees and life. We plan on having other people be in our film (family members, people from ms. Gilman's class, people from other classes, or schools and or random people we might meet off the street) 

I plan to edit the movie and create something that will be interesting and creative to everyone who watches it. We haven't had a ton of time to talk about who will be playing what sorts of rolls yet but Taylor will be starring as one of the main characters (Lenny or George) Our movie will be classy, fantastic, creative, interesting, meaningful and educational! Some possible setbacks may be the timeline (it's very short) or one of us not being able to commit completely to a few hours every couple of days. Or maybe sports (for Taylor), really there are quite a few things that could stop us from making this movie the best it possibly can be, but we will both try our hardest to accomplish what we set out to make.

Romeo and Juliet, movie post.

I chose this video because, it wasn't a scene from the movie, and it was very creative and cute! Haha I think watching different interpretations of Romeo and Juliet is really fun and changes the way you think about the book or either of the movies, because having already seen various scenes from both movies it all makes sense. Even when it's made out of lego's!

Romeo and Juliet

 

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I think this picture relates to Romeo and Juliet because of her expression. You can just see in her face that she is completely unconditionally in love with this man. And that's how it is in the book too, because even though Romeo killed Juliet's cousin she is head over heels for him. Also the setting of this picture reminded me of Romeo and Juliet because it is kind of old and romantic.

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Romeo and Juliet: scene 2

Something that really stood out to me in scene 2 was, when Romeo went back to see juliet and they declared their love for each other, and Juliet asked Romeo to say "those three words" and told him if he wanted to marry her he should send a letter the next day and they would wed. I found all of this quite interesting because they had only known each other for a day before they decided they were in love with each other and wanted to be married. 

I think it will affect the future of the book because, they will maybe look back on it and all the possibly careless decisions they made, and maybe wish that they had waited longer before getting married. Obviously, I have never been in  a situation like the one that Romeo and Juliet are in currently.