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Give the Gift of a Story About Giving: Analyzing the Enduring Nature of Little Women

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In preparation for this final blog entry, I spent a lot of necessary time trying to decide which film I would choose to discuss. I realized that any discussion being brought to the table would really need to be kicked up a notch – or two – in order to keep up with the fabulous […]

I am Eben… or maybe Scotty

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Yesterday I had 4 movie screenings scheduled.  CRAZY! But I loved it. I was thinking about Portrait of Jennie (the film) and I kept thinking that I probably shouldn’t like it.  Even as I was watching it I kept reminding myself that it was over acted and that Eben’s voice overs were ridiculously emo and […]

My Answer Lies in the Story of My Parents…

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So, what makes someone your soulmate? Is it something you just know when you meet them? Is there persistance what makes you realize that they’re serious? Can they really be your soulmate if you meet them at the wrong time or is it proof that it’s real if everything falls into place? Do we have […]

The Power of the Gaze

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I wanted to touch on the theme of eye contact we covered in class.  I’ve noticed that eye contact is everywhere.  People always seem to be talking about eye contact: making it, having it, avoiding it, being angry when it is avoided…etc.  Are the eyes the window to the soul? I suppose we’d first have […]

Turn it up to 11

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In class on Monday I was surprised to find that there was so much dislike of FCAOOC.  But I guess what perplexed me most was the thought that people did not think it was on par with the other Morris films we’ve viewed.  I thought that it was not only the best in terms of […]