April 2nd

The first film we watched today in class was Jean Genet in Chicago by Frederic Moffet. I thought that film was somewhat interesting. The old footage of the riots in Chicago were entertaining, and the fact that the characters all wore masks made the whole thing a little more unique and interesting than if it was just the real people doing this in more of a documentary style. Although some of it was interesting, I don't think i quite understood the whole meaning of the film. This is probably because of my little knowledge on the subject, as well as little interest. Another film we watched was More than Meets the Eye: Remaking Jane Fonda by Scott Stark. I really didnt like this one. It seemed like the whole thing was just that one guy doing her aerobic excercises while strange or political sentances or phrases would scroll down the screen. In all honesty, i stopped paying attention after about 10 minutes because i found it so boring, so i'm not sure if the film changed much. I just really didnt understand what was so good, interesting or entertaining about that guy doing aerobics accompanied with text. The last video we watched was Stranger Comes to Town by Jacqueline Goss. I kind of liked this one actually, probably due to its weirdness. i didnt understand why the characters were all video game characters, but i found that made the film more interesting and funny. I especially liked the lady from Toronto who was talking about that giant envolope that she recieved. I also thought that the animation was pretty cool at some points, and those video game characters made it more entertaining for me.