Samantha Schilf - Intro to Film Blog

     Overall, I felt that I did enjoy the film  Jaws  (1975) by Steven Spielberg. I really liked the director's choices, camera angles, symbolism of the colors and overall suspenseful feeling the movie gave. My favorite scene from the film was the very first scene. This scene begins showing many teenagers and young adults having fun at a party on the beach. Then it cuts to a drunk man and woman sneaking away from the party to go skinny dipping in the water. While the man is too drunk to walk into the water and even know what is going on, the woman immediately goes into the water and takes off her clothes. The audience begins to hear the music gradually get louder and the camera starts shooting from underneath the girl which slowly gets closer to her. Then, we see the woman suddenly get violently thrown around in the water and then vanish from the surface. Even though we never see the shark until later in the film, we still use our imagination and critical thinki...

       I think that Swiss Army Man (2016) by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert, was an overall very interesting movie. When I was watching it for the very first time, I was very confused on what was happening. However, as I am now trying to figure out the theme of this film and what this film was all about, I am starting to understand and even like Swiss Army Man . I believe that this film is all about how people live their life because of love. Being loved and cared for makes us feel more alive and human. The film also portrays that being ourselves and showing our quirks makes us more human. We should accept our flaws and quirks because they are what make us unique and human.           In the beginning of the film, we see Hank on a beach trying to hang himself with a rope. He appears very dirty, ragged and upset. This suggests that Hank has been through a lot and is very depressed. Suddenly, he sees a dead person laying on the sand in fr...