The Rashoman Effect

Vantage Point, Run Lola Run and Funny Games both contain the Effect, but the first has more of the multiple perspective aspect while the latter two have the playing with time aspect.

Literary Circle

In today's meeting, we discussed questions for the book and the responses, as well as watching the Fight Club film for finding key passages and quotes due to us not having the novel today.

Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

The movie was very interesting, it had me intrigued throughout the entire film, the story and characters were great, especially the titular character of Amelie. I think she made the film that much better with her antics, overexcited imagination and means of trying to get to know the guy in the café where she works. The film did have its confusing parts where I got lost and wondered what was going on, but I could overall understand what was happening, but it could have been the depictions of Amelie's imagination or the camera shots that threw me off. With that, the film techniques were really well done, especially during the scene when on of the guys was walking and the camera closed in on his feet and added a slow-mo effect.

Film Festival

Shorts:
1 The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
2 Daisy Cutter
3 Tapeworm
4 A Family Portrait
5 The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Features:
1 America
2 Bad Behaviour
3 The Dead
4 Falling Overnight
5 The Hair of the Beast