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Old 12-29-2008, 10:05 AM   #1881 (permalink)
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^ Love this movie. I actually have to teach it to a year 12 media class next year.
I think i am moving to Australia to teach...although I did teach Gladiator one year...but the discussions on it were not deep.
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Old 12-29-2008, 11:41 AM   #1882 (permalink)
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I am taking Speed Racer on both counts and unfortunately the lame story means that once you have seen the visuals a couple of times then it does'nt merit repeat viewings IMO.
I'm not sure how well it'll hold up to repeat viewings and to be honest I don't want to find out, I had so much fun watching it the first time around. But again, you can't judge the story literally without taking into account that it was based on a cartoon. Hence its simplicity, the black and white morality, silly 60's humour, the heroism, and the predictably positive climax. But like I said, it's all tongue in cheek, and very obviously so, which is why any serious criticism of said elements misses the mark.

Apropos Santa Sangre, I watched about 30 minutes of The holy mountain and that was enough to put me off Jodorowsky's entire filmography. Not a fan of acid inspired films.
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Old 12-29-2008, 01:28 PM   #1883 (permalink)
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Apropos Santa Sangre, I watched about 30 minutes of The holy mountain and that was enough to put me off Jodorowsky's entire filmography. Not a fan of acid inspired films.
Santa Sangre is his most accessible film by far but still a great piece of cinema. Your loss though
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Old 12-29-2008, 06:05 PM   #1884 (permalink)
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I think i am moving to Australia to teach...although I did teach Gladiator one year...but the discussions on it were not deep.
Since I'm a student teacher I don't get a say yet in what texts we get to teach... but luckily there are always really great ones on the curriculum! This year I did The Shawshank Redemption.
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Since I'm a student teacher I don't get a say yet in what texts we get to teach... but luckily there are always really great ones on the curriculum! This year I did The Shawshank Redemption.
Cool...When I get my masters and can teach at Uni I can pretty much do what I want then...I have 2 more years of school to finish that...I have taken quite a break I am not sure if I am ready to dive back in but I feel it is now or never...Did they read the novella too? They are really pretty close.
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I meant 2 more years...less actually.
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Cool...When I get my masters and can teach at Uni I can pretty much do what I want then...I have 2 more years of school to finish that...I have taken quite a break I am not sure if I am ready to dive back in but I feel it is now or never...Did they read the novella too? They are really pretty close.
Awesome! Good luck to you Nah we didn't do the novella as well. It was a media class so just film.
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I honestly can't think of a more entertaining and intelligent sci-fi flick, apart from Matrix. - 9/10
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Serenity - Joss Whedon (2005)


I honestly can't think of a more entertaining and intelligent sci-fi flick, apart from Matrix. - 9/10
I loved Firefly and was very concerned that this film was going to be a let down. It was great that it was made as Firefly finished so abruptly but had it been poor it would have eally tarnished a fantastic series in my opinion. Luckily though the transition to the big screen didnt result in it losing what made the series so good. Great film.
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