I'm not really what you'd call a 'literature' person. (Sorry, Dr. Mack, I know that's your thing.) I read, and I enjoy reading (most of the time), but I'm not a fast reader. It's a lot easier for me to relate to other types of art. (But this class is REALLY helping me get more out of reading - seriously.)
I roomed with one of my good high school friends for my first three years of college. He studied film here at BYU, and continues to do so as a graduate student in California. While living together, I think some 'film critic' rubbed off on me. I try to watch movies as pieces of art rather than mere forms of entertainment. (However, different films serve different purposes - everybody needs a little Nacho Libre every now and then.) I've also been playing music since I was five years old. With this background, it's easier for me to relate to sound and visual images than to text.
My favorite thing we've studied so far this semester was the film The Mission. (As mentioned in a previous post, I may be biased because I served my mission in Paraguay and visited the ruins of the Jesuit missions.) But as we discussed in class, this film isn't really about the Guaraní Indians. I think I'd like this film just as much if the setting were a different Latin American country with a different Indian tribe. It's the message and high quality of the film that gets to me.
The Mission is about redemption - it has one of the best 'atonement' scenes that I've ever seen. The film makes you think about life and hard decisions and how to treat others. In addition, it's stunning from an artistic perspective. It won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Picture. The film score is equally beautiful - I heard "Gabriel's Oboe" several times before I ever saw the movie or realized that that's where the melody came from. The music was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film Scores.
Conclusion: that's why The Mission is my favorite so far.
I roomed with one of my good high school friends for my first three years of college. He studied film here at BYU, and continues to do so as a graduate student in California. While living together, I think some 'film critic' rubbed off on me. I try to watch movies as pieces of art rather than mere forms of entertainment. (However, different films serve different purposes - everybody needs a little Nacho Libre every now and then.) I've also been playing music since I was five years old. With this background, it's easier for me to relate to sound and visual images than to text.
My favorite thing we've studied so far this semester was the film The Mission. (As mentioned in a previous post, I may be biased because I served my mission in Paraguay and visited the ruins of the Jesuit missions.) But as we discussed in class, this film isn't really about the Guaraní Indians. I think I'd like this film just as much if the setting were a different Latin American country with a different Indian tribe. It's the message and high quality of the film that gets to me.
The Mission is about redemption - it has one of the best 'atonement' scenes that I've ever seen. The film makes you think about life and hard decisions and how to treat others. In addition, it's stunning from an artistic perspective. It won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Picture. The film score is equally beautiful - I heard "Gabriel's Oboe" several times before I ever saw the movie or realized that that's where the melody came from. The music was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film Scores.
Conclusion: that's why The Mission is my favorite so far.
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