Thursday, May 8, 2014

Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen, 2013); Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012); My Reputation (Curtis Bernhardt, 1946)

yes, my friends, I have watched not one, not two, but three films within the past 5 days. I simply could not pick one to review, so I figured, hey, my readers love when I review one movie, why not review three in one piece! and so, here it is: a three-part review. in this review, you will find me reviewing each of the three films. first up to the plate, Woody Allen's 2013 film Blue Jasmine. this, my friends, was a very interesting film. i sat down on my couch as my parents were watching it, around say, oh, 38 minutes into the film. after the film had ended, I started the film over from the beginning to see the parts I had missed. after doing this (in fact, I didn't just watch the parts that I missed - I stayed around for an extra ten minutes, to clear up some confusion I had when I first sat down.) anyway, after this I watched Wes Anderson's 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom. Bill Murray's pants in this film are fantastic, as is the film itself. so onto the third and final movie I will be reviewing today, and that is Curtis Bernhardt's 1946 film My Reputation, starring Barbara Stanwyck. I recorded this film off of tcm, along with six other films which I have not yet gotten around to yet. I could use some more clear space on my DVR, but alas, I am not the sole user of it. anyway, the highlight of this film had to be Stanwyck's kids. the day after their dad's funeral they are joyfully frolicking around and asking to go to a baseball game, and then months later are upset at their mother for dating somebody and say something to the effect of "do you not love dad anymore? I feel like we're the only ones who care about him anymore." I really enjoyed analyzing these three films, feel free to leave comments in the comments section if you have a question or something to add.