Monday, January 28, 2013

The Golden Age of film, then and now


 

          My favorite movies are Science-fiction movies. I like watching movie to escape our normal everyday lives. Science-fiction movies really allow thought for the impossible, or the possible but more advanced technology than we have today.
I don't know if it would be my all time favorite but a very good example of a science fiction movie I like is Avatar. It came out in 2009. The main character, an ex-marine, is able to use an avatars body instead his own, which has no use of his legs. His Avatar allows him to find another life along side the race that lives there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ
Mary Astor was a famous silent film actress in the early 1920's, starting at age 14, and continued her career into the later films. She was in the film 'Beau Brummel', 1924, which was her turning point film. I know it would be difficult to switch from silent to films with audio and more length because the material would be so much different.

5 comments:

  1. I feel science-fiction movies offer you an escape from the everyday normal. You get to see all kinds of thing that you wouldn't normally imagine on your own.

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  2. I'm the same way when watching a movie. If I sit down and relax, I'm going to want to watch something that will let me temporarily get away from reality. Avatar is a great movie.

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  3. I think its great seeing what people can come up with and make a movie out of any more. It really shows how different every persons thoughts are.

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  4. It would be awesome to go into another body like he does in the movie. IT is a great movie and has a good theme to it.

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  5. I agree about how incredible Avatar is. The fact that we have come so far in technology is amazing! Maybe there will be another movie like it :)

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