movies
Yesterday I wrote a few movie reviews, posted like I always do. And today, they are gone without a trace. Hmmm.... I can't think of what I might have done wrong. It is rather frustrating. But I liked the three well enough to retype my brief comments.
Zelig. This 1983 Woody Allen film is a mock documentary...sort of like Best in Show, but better. It depicts the life of Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen) as if it were the actual footage from a 1930's/40's life. Apparently this guy didn't get along so well with the people around him as a kid, and in order to fit in he literally began to change with his environment. So if he was with a group of doctors he literally thought he was a doctor. He skin would even change color depending on the race of the people around him. But, thankfully, a pretty, young, woman psychiatrist cures him. (This one doesn't contain some offensive material that some Woody Allen movies do, so I could safely recommend it to my teenage siblings.) I think I like Woody Allen movies because I like movies with a lot of talking. And the twists of humor are so ingenious.
My Life so Far. I'm also a Colin Firth fan, and this movie was just delightful. I watched it three times. The story takes place at a large manor house in Scotland during the 1920's. It is filled with children with Colin Firth (inventor and lover of Beethoven) as their father. The story is told from the perspective of the 10yrold boy in the family, Fraser, and probably is about how their relationship develops. Lush music, scenery and the last scene make this movie absolutely delightful.
Breathless. (A Bout de Souffle). The first really significant New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard. New Wave is about the moment, telling stories in different ways because of what the medium of film can offer. As far as the plot goes, I guess you could say that this movie is about a guy and girl, and that's all one would really need to say. It's how it's told that is important.