What to look for when watching a Movie

http://www.godawa.com/Writing/Articles/HW-MoviesWhattolookfor.pdf

This is a summary of an article I found online based on a book called  Hollywood Worldview. It sums up 9 possible aspects to keep in mind when watching a movie. Here are the ones I thought to be important.

1) Look for the Protagonist and the Antagonist

It is very important to distinguished which characters is the hero and which is not because it allows you to consider whose side you are on. It allows you to get involved with the movie in a more personal level.

2) Look for the hero/protagonist weakness/fault/ or need

 When you are able to understand why the protagonist wants and needs to jump the fence to save the bag of money from burning because he will used it to pay for his mothers cancer treatment , the movie makes a lot more sense  You should be able to see what his problem is and how he struggles to solve it and what is keeping him from solving it.

3)Look for the protagonist revelation

This usually happens at the end of the movies when the protagonist has a moment of redemption and he lets us know how the protagonist thinks we should live our lives.

4)Look for the antagonist point of view

Try to understand the reason why the person conspiring against the antagonist  is the antagonist . Sometimes those characters tend to reflect society views that many of us are faced with in our daily lives.

   

Movie Trailer

                           G.I.O. 2 Retaliation Movie trailer

So, the trailer for what promises to be the years first action thrill movie is out. It is called G.I.O. 2 Retaliation.   It is directed by Jon M. Chu and some of the cast members are Dwayne Johnson (aka the Rock) and Channing Tatum. It is set to release nation wide this Thursday, March 28, 2013. I hope you have seen the trailer already being bombarded all over those TV commercials because it will get worse through out Spring Break! The Movie shows it's cliche hot Hollywood  leading guys fighting for there counties pride with a hot girl fighting scene. The images are good quality and by the looks of the trailer some of the action scenes look daring and very well edited by all those graphic majors. Just by looking at the trailer alone I feel encourage to go see this movie. Maybe I will go during our Cesar Chavez Day .

For you ladies!!

So, i don't know if you ladies have heard but it seems that Ryan Gosling is taking a break from acting. This means no more hot Ryan on the huge screens!! But i found this funny. People are going to miss him so much they are willing to create a hotline just to call and hear his voice in you ear. Ok, a little to over the board , its not like he died. But i just decided to posted up in case one of you ladies feels like hearing a sweet voice! Have Fun!!!

Quick Question

What allures you into going to watch a movie? The trailers? The actors? The action scenes? The story lines? etc.

                                              (feel free to answer in the comments section)

The Beauty of Film

Just an example of how the right scene placed in the right order can tell a story.