I saw Silver Linings Playbook when it initially came out and thought it was a great film. However, the second time around, I thought it was even better. I believe that I thought Silver Linings Playbook was even better the second time around because I was watching it through a different perspective and as a different type of audience member. I wasn't just casually watching the surface of the film, but I was watching every single layer within the film. I was trying to read closer into the film to figure out the central theme and importance. I believe that Silver Linings Playbook is mostly about individuals who are mentally unstable and the struggles and hardships they go through day by day to be content with their lives. Following the journey of Pat and Tiffany was truly eye opening and made me realize the true pain they felt and how they were one another's clarity. I also think that the moral of this film is to not take for granted what is right in front of you. Pat didn't realize that his silver lining was Tiffany till the very end of the film. After watching this film, I am going to be more aware of my surroundings and what is right in front of me in my life- I am not going to look past anything. It is important to appreciate what you do have, and not be worked up over what think you need and want. One person really can change someone's life, and that is what really amazed me about this film. My favorite scene in this movie was the dance performance. This was my favorite scene because this is when I felt that both Pat and Tiffany had reached a point of pure happiness. I didn't need to hear them speak to see how happy and appreciative they were of one another- I could tell by the way they were moving their bodies and enjoying themselves perform. In life, it isn't always the big things, however it is the little things, (like a simple dance step). When Pat lifted Tiffany in the dance, and she was up high on stage, I believe this was a symbol for her feeling like she was on top of the entire world, with the help of Pat of course. Pat and Tiffany needed to help one another in order to help themselves. Watching this film has made me really think about what I am going to write about/ think about for my Inquiry 2. I think my film relates to Silver Linings Playbook because they both involve of individuals influencing and impoacting
I can't comment on your annotation page, so I'll just comment on your blog post 7. I would agree that it would be really interesting to take a look at why people initially didn't like "Sound of Music" and then also see what made it into the well known and liked movie it is today. I think it would be really good to find out when and what changed people's minds and then add that to your paper.
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Austin Lee
3/5/2014 10:18:55 pm
I think it was really good how you touched on why the movie was so relateable to people of the time period that the movie came out. I think it would be very beneficial to your paper to show the specific things that were going on at the time in your paper and how explain how those relate to the Sound of Music and why this caused people to enjoy this movie.
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Austin Lee
3/5/2014 10:25:05 pm
You talk a lot about how there were a lot of musicals made around this time period and how a lot of them were getting awards and a lot of recognition. I think that maybe if you compare The Sound of Music to some other musicals of its time it could show how it differed from the others or how it was similar and could maybe explain why it was liked or why it stood out from others of the same time period.