MOVIES

Hi everyone!

Apologies for the delay in posting this week, mock week happened only to find out I had another one this week  to revise for as well! Couple that with an erratic burst of motivation to get healthier and you have one busy individual. Apologies that this isn't the most spectacular blog post to come back with, but right now this is what I feel like talking about, so this will be a bit more of a discussion post.

So, MOVIES! I have never particular classed myself as a film lover, music is usually my forte. With films I get some that I absolutely love and some where I'm left feeling dissatisfied. Sometimes the thing about films is that I feel like they can be a bit too long, my attention span won't survive unless the movie is phenomenal. This weekend I saw a film I wasn't expecting to like but absolutely loved, and one I was expecting to adore but it turned out to be disappointing.

The former film in question was 'The Theory of Everything', which I went to see in the cinema on Saturday. I actually adore the entire atmosphere of the cinema, complete with popcorn and all, so I really should go more often. Anyway, this was one of the rare times I did decide to go and all I knew about the film is that it was a Stephen Hawking biopic. I scraped a C at GCSE Science, and that's pretty much all my knowledge on the matter. I knew Stephen Hawking was a bit of a legend in his field, but nothing about him being a cosmologist or having such adoration for space and time. In a way that was educational, but my goodness the equations he was scribbling on the board didn't half look difficult! Anyway, this film completely blew my mind in terms of expectation. Eddie Redmayne whom I knew from Les Mis absolutely knocks his role out of the park, almost like he actually IS the young Stephen, from the mannerisms to the speech impediments deteriorating. His female co-star also played a fascinating role as Stephen's wife Jane, and watching her put up with all the difficulties was so admirable. The fact that this is actually a true story had me really thinking about how insane it all was. I would honestly recommend it so much though, a truly gripping tale and Redmayne needs to absolutely sweep the Oscars. However, when it got to a poignant, emotional scene in the film, some boys ran in and shouted! Thanks lads.

The latter film in question was 'Saturday Night Fever'. Last Saturday was quite the film day it seems, me and my brother decided to scour Sky Movies for something to watch and this film has ALWAYS been on my to-watch list. 'Grease' is my favourite musical of all time and I generally love musical films, so a fellow film once again featuring John Travolta was something I was definitely interested in. However, this film was SO oddly paced, one minute you'd have a car smashing into a window, then a romantic interaction, then a fight, then more romance, it was just plain confusing! There was no proper narrative structure. There was also a bit too much profanity which really took away the substance of the dialogue, I felt like I simply didn't care for these characters. However, Travolta does shine on the dance floor as Tony Romero, that was a real highlight seeing the dance battles go on, even if there were so many of them! The explosive legendary disco soundtrack predominantly featuring the BeeGees is absolutely iconic though, so I suggest the soundtrack rather than the movie, honestly it's quite bizarre. The scene near the end which I won't spoil was quite a moment though, and when I finally felt SOMETHING for the characters, there was only about a five minute duration left. I guess Tony Romero's message of properly following his dreams though was something to take out of it. The plot of Grease may be thin but at least it was reasonably paced and the two leads had fizzling chemistry and the cliques were interesting.

So yes I have found myself getting more into movies as of late! Are any of you guys a bit of a film buff? If so what have you seen recently, I'd love to know any recommendations. 

Thanks for reading,

Jade xx

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