Showing posts with label personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal. Show all posts

Friday, March 14, 2008

Identification Please...

I have my favourite characters, as posted previously. Then I have characters who have situations or traits or something that I directly relate to. It's time to get a little more personal...



Kay Effiel
is a slightly eccentric, anti-social, published author who likes smoking, privacy and the odd character death.
I might just skip on the chain smoking, but the eccentric published author bit is exactly where I want to be a little further on in the future.




Lemuel Gulliver

is an exhausted surviver, struggling to grip with rules and reality of social standings whilst living in his own colourful adventure.
Okay, I haven't been locked up nor have I really been to the places in my head, but we're both looking for a home we're not even sure exists or finding a part in reality we don't wish to believe in.


James Barrie
is immersed in a land of make believe, entertaining children and audience alike yet slowly disconnecting from the adults in his life.
I want to be a successful playwriter just like him.




Joel Barish
"Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?"
Give me a little smile and a nice word and you have a friend for life. Well, I think very highly of you anyway...





John Preston
lives in a world of hypocrisy, of control. He lives his life hiding his emotion, his feelings, his needs.
I lived like that for a long time and even now have difficultly saying how I truly feel.



Sayuri
grew deeply attached to an older man who gave her life hope and support yet was beyond her reach.
I fell for an older guy too, who I thought at one stage I would never see again. Like Sayuri, my story has a happy ending.


Any characters you particularly relate to?










Friday, November 2, 2007

Personal Reflections (102 Film Moments con.)

*Spoilers!*

(and uni is finished, thank God)

74. Garden State (2004)
As they party on...
This is exactly how I feel at social events sometimes. Just watching everyone move around you feeling somewhat disconnected. Captured perfectly.



75. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Scratching the Walls
I'd love to do this when I'm mad...




76. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Last days
(last section of clip- his summary in courtroom)

His views on humanity, while I don't always agree with him, have influenced my opinion of society.



77. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The News
This sums up my opinion about the news: what's the point about knowing about something if you're going to do nothing about it?



78. The Constant Gardener (2005)
Saving the World
I believe that while you can't save everyone, you can at least make a difference for a few. I just want to be a positive influence in the lives of others.


79. United 93 (2006)
The Twin Towers
Every time I see this footage, it moves me. Such a slap in the face.



80. Super Size Me (2004)
Want fries with that?
It was a long time before I ate Macca's fries again. Even now I hardly ever eat chips from fast food places....



81.The Shadow (1994)
Dreams
Good. I'm not the only one who has dark, scary dreams.

I couldn't find the script so here's a summary of the scene:

The two leads are discussing their dreams. Margo talks about lying on a hot beach naked while The Shadow talks about his face rotting and falling off or something. She tells him, he's rather disturbed.
Here's the trailer just for a better sense.



Next: Unique. Just a little different... something's not quite right...