Samantha Schilf - Intro to Film Blog

    I really loved rewatching the movie  Cars  (2006), directed by John Lasseter. Even though I have watched this movie many times, I didn't really notice all of the little things and themes tied in with the movie until I last watched it. Even though Cars  is a lighthearted, fun movie about an egotistical race car, it has a lot of meaning. During the first half of the movie, Lightning Mcqueen only cared about himself, Dinoco and winning. When Lightning McQueen first came back to meet with the Rusteeze Company, he was dreading it because they are "dirty" and "unlike him." He hated talking with them because of how different he thought they were from him, even though they were the ones that gave him his big break. Then, when he got stuck in Radiator Springs, he would do anything to escape in order for him to get to his race in California early so he could talk with Dinoco, a big name racing brand. He referred to Radiator Springs as "Hillbilly Hell" and a ...

     Overall, I think  Moonlight  (2016), directed by Barry Jenkins, was a pretty interesting film. One thing that I enjoyed about it was the fact that it was structured like chapters/parts that were named after the names Chiron was going by during that particular phase of his life. These chapter structures made it appear as though these certain phases of his life were significant to Chiron's identity and basically made him who he was in those phases. In my opinion, this film was about exploring identity, figuring out your true self, and how actions can contribute into shaping your identity. I believe that the chapter structure helped support that theme.      In this film, I believe that Chiron was greatly influenced on the people around him. In the first act, Chiron is going by Little, a nickname that was given to him by boys who bully him. Chiron appears to be a shy, timid and always kept to himself. He is confused on why the boys...