Film Club!

[Tali]

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Is it safe to say this film group no longer exists?

[One-Way]

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The problem is I'm really busy with school and work. If we had more members, my absence wouldn't matter, because the film club would still continue with the rest of the members. If you'd like join, go ahead and watch Hidden Fortress, share your thoughts, and pick the next film. It's impossible for a film club to work with two members, especially when one of the members is really busy and has to miss a couple of films.

[Tali]

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well, i can try to see that. I'm limited on my options, due to lack of video store near me haha

so extended deadline for that was moved to which friday? how about next friday? then is it my turn to pick as i'm next in line?

[One-Way]

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There is no deadline, so just see it when you can, post your review and pick the next film.

[Tali]

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Sorry it took me so long. It proved to be quite a difficult task to obtain this movie

Anyway,
I was excited to see this movie because it influenced Star Wars IV; and as arteom said, the characters were quite vivid -- which, in Star Wars, that was the basis for R2D2 and C-3PO.

Though the movie was about greed, I spent more time trying to figure out if the kindness was genuine or if it was fake. The japanese had a saying about 3 hearts: one heart is reserved for the outside world, one heart is reserved for family/friends, and the third heart is entirely your own (no one else knows its secrets). I never really solved tyhat question though. Out of Japanese honor, she woul;dnt've had a replace and would've instead committed suicide yet she didn't. Further, she hopes to retake the land back eventually and so is simply 'putting up' with the other characters... yet my Western viewpoint wants to believe she was genuine throughout.


Well, if this keeps going, my movie is : The Great Debaters (w/ Denzel Washington)

[arteom]

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Heh, can't believe someone actually watched it . Let's go ahead with The Great Debaters. Try and watch it within a week and report back, I will try to do the same. Then we go again, if anyone else wants to join us they can pick the movie after The Great Debaters.

As far as The Hidden Fortress and the princess' real intentions, I don't think Kurosawa wanted us to focus too much on that aspect of the movie. Because well, he made another movie, called Ran, which focuses just on that. It's a really fantastic movie, one of my favorites from him. Highly recommended >> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/

Anyway, here's to hoping we don't take two months to watch The Great Debaters

[Tali]

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hey arteom!! sorry it took me so long ;.; anything offline is really hard for me to obtain.
I'll try to watch that sometime! thanks
i figured he must've done something along those lines. I tend to focus on relationships rather than the plot line (you pretty much now know what my reviews will be )


So, my review of the Great Debaters....


There was one statement made by Doctor James Farmer Senior (Forest Whitaker) that struck a nerve with me every time I heard it: “We do what we have to do in order to do what we want to do.” This line is how my mother has consoled me with the way my life has turned: “sometimes, Tita, we have to do things we don’t want to do, in order to get to where we want to go.” Different words with the same message. In order for Dr. James Farmer Senior to survive in the world he was living in, he of course does not want to bend down to certain white people who do not deserve his respect but have to get it simply to keep his own life. For instance, he had to be cordial and obedient to the pig farmer, when it degraded him to do so. However, it was necessary for his family to leave unharmed. He further uses it as his own credo. He repeats it in his sermons. He states it to his son so that he will do homework. It has become his mantra, his reason of living and source of motivation. As for my own character, it is my means of coping. I know I’m working hard for a career I really don’t want to do, that I live by rules that make no sense; but I do what I have to do to survive in the life I’ve been dealt until I can break free. When that happens, I get to do what I want to do; which is to be myself; without fear of suppression in all its forms, without the searing gazes of disapproval.

I chose this movie because it had an impact on my life (as i just shared with you), and also, it's just a great movie

[arteom]

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Thats no problem Tali

The great debaters was a pretty decent movie. It had a great story to tell, and that kept you tuned in. There was a certain inconsistency with character development throughout the movie, and at times the movie felt overly cinematic. The movie was very rich in content, but for me fell short in the execution or directing it deserved. Overall I enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation Tali!

I will recommend the next movie within the next movie in the next few days. Unless someone else wants to chime in with a review. People are welcome to write a review even if we have moved on.

[arteom]

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Next movie: Kinji Fukasaku - Battle Royale (2000)

Let me know if you have trouble finding it. The way I figure we play this is, if anyone wants to come in and watch current or any previous movies and comment they can pick a movie. We are going to move onto next film.

[Tali]

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I was about to ask.. how was 2 hours equivalent to the next few days?

Ok, I'll probably have to put off my search til next weekend anyway, but I'll do my best
Sounds like a great plan!