Every Friday at 10:00 am we (media students Ext Dip) gather unsupervised in the media auditorium to watch a selected film, which we have to finally analyse, discuss and report in our reflective journal. I personally found the idea quite interesting and helpful. At last I watched a De Sica film (which I never had the chance to search for and actually watch), Ladri Di Biciclette and the Godfather trilogy (still ongoing). It is a smooth experience to look forward to every week since everybody is so interested, quiet and mature during these hours... Yeah right! Here's an example of what truly happens during these film appreciation hours:
I blurred the video on purpose, I didn't want anyone to take this personally. But you can still see/hear people gathered round, talking about whatever. Another playing randomly the piano, two reenacting a fight from Fight Club and others just walking dementedly around the class. All of this and more happened during part 2 of The Godfather...
"What!? How can anyone not care about The Godfather!?"
Strange but true, and the worse part is I couldn't understand shit what the characters were saying and what was actually happening. Some even packed everything up in a rush, as if Vito Corleon himself came out of the screen with an F'ing Uzi to turn us all into pulp, when at 2/3s of the film it faded to black into a brief pause, and were like "oh come on will this movie ever end!?" when it started out again. Some may say that they already saw the film or that they're not interested in that type of film, even brought up the excuse it had no subs which is fair enough because the films sound isn't that much clear. Still I think it no excuse to interrupt people like myself from trying to watch it, right?
I feel disgusted by this behavior and am thinking of not coming to this class anymore and watch the chosen films comfortably at home were there's no one jumping around, randomly playing the piano and the rest, not even from my 3 year old niece. I guess the only solution for this chaos would be the company of a lecturer during these films. At least some control could be obtained... or not. Whatever the case I felt that this had to come out of my living skeleton chest, and before I hear that anything HAS changed for the better I won't be attending the class, I don't have the problem of loosing stipend because the "whoever takes care of it" decided I was not "eligible". So, that's it I guess. If anyone finds this post offensive, unethical or inappropriate for the blog just comment, leave your feedback and if said to delete it I will do so.
Giovan out!
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