tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702071640694349284.post5777220357623972049..comments2011-01-27T12:18:32.400-08:00Comments on A Blog That Doesn't Really Matter: What makes movies work?William Hellmuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09040358850960897715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702071640694349284.post-89378139457486333392010-05-27T15:58:04.913-07:002010-05-27T15:58:04.913-07:00And incidentally, if there's a soundtrack to m...And incidentally, if there's a soundtrack to my life, it's either the theme from Indiana Jones ('cause it's always stuck in my head) or some cheesy cell phone ringtone. Like, a REALLY lo-fi obnoxious one.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923530786244002951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702071640694349284.post-68183009823490252512010-05-27T15:56:53.364-07:002010-05-27T15:56:53.364-07:00AWESOME thoughts about movies, man. I totally see ...AWESOME thoughts about movies, man. I totally see it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923530786244002951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702071640694349284.post-10239107469420177622010-05-19T15:31:03.852-07:002010-05-19T15:31:03.852-07:00You said:
"when we're walking and experi...You said:<br /><br />"when we're walking and experiencing drama and excitement, we typically don't hear music burst forth from unknown origins, timed perfectly to our actions and emotional state(s)."<br /><br />Actually, this did happen to me once. I was walking into a starbucks, and as I entered two things happened simultaneously. First, a ray of sunlight landed perfectly on a beautiful girl -- a girl that was pretty much my type. Second, over the Starbucks sound system a song immediately began to play:<br /><br />"At Laaaaaast! My love has come along!"<br /><br />I thought to myself, "so that's what it would be like to have a soundtrack to your life!" But boy, it sure would be awful if others could hear it as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702071640694349284.post-55420024910605983182010-05-19T15:15:24.229-07:002010-05-19T15:15:24.229-07:00“A film is - or should be - more like music than l...“A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.”<br /> -Stanley KubrickKevin Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749410590869014052noreply@blogger.com