Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (A Brave New World Awaits...)
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Thanks. I might end up being wrong, but you'll always know I'm not running some sort of con game on you.
Just so happens that I teach American film history here in Japan...my top/bottom 3 and 2 cents:
TOP 3: 1. 2001 - Only film I've seen that succeeds at conveying the profound mysteries of the universe and our very tiny place in it on an emotionally visceral level. The million year jump cut 20m in is an amazing cinematic moment. People who overthink it don't like it, just sit back and soak it all in--much, much better in a theater. 2. Vertigo - Very powerfully haunting look at the deadly power of soul-consuming romantic obsession. The basic theme of the whole movie can be felt through the helplessly dizzying freefall into Kim Novak's soul during the opening credits. 3. Graduate - Wickedly brilliant expose of shallow American materialism. Some say the S&G music is out of place, but this is the only thing that conveys a contrast to the loud yet vacuously glittery middle class. My favorite scene: the toast popping up!
Bottom 3 : WSS - some memorable songs but nothing too profound. Singing in the Rain - dance scenes are amazing, but the story is weak--not much of a romantic spark. Princess Bride - I know some love it but it seems to basically be a nerdy cult movie to me without a serious theme of any kind.
Hook 'em!
TOP 3: 1. 2001 - Only film I've seen that succeeds at conveying the profound mysteries of the universe and our very tiny place in it on an emotionally visceral level. The million year jump cut 20m in is an amazing cinematic moment. People who overthink it don't like it, just sit back and soak it all in--much, much better in a theater. 2. Vertigo - Very powerfully haunting look at the deadly power of soul-consuming romantic obsession. The basic theme of the whole movie can be felt through the helplessly dizzying freefall into Kim Novak's soul during the opening credits. 3. Graduate - Wickedly brilliant expose of shallow American materialism. Some say the S&G music is out of place, but this is the only thing that conveys a contrast to the loud yet vacuously glittery middle class. My favorite scene: the toast popping up!
Bottom 3 : WSS - some memorable songs but nothing too profound. Singing in the Rain - dance scenes are amazing, but the story is weak--not much of a romantic spark. Princess Bride - I know some love it but it seems to basically be a nerdy cult movie to me without a serious theme of any kind.
Hook 'em!
2001: A Space Odyssey is "meh?" LOL. It's one of the great movies of the last 60 years. For the time it was made, the technological accomplishments alone make it special...
Not a shocker that someone from academia would not be as high on Princess Bride.
Agree 100% with the descriptions of the top 3.
It's on of the greatest offenses in the history of college football. Is that what you're disputing?
since covid we have had a lot of family movie nights, I'd suggest to watch this with the kids.
how old is he? My youngest is 9 (was 8 when we watched) and if movie doesn't grab his attention quick there is no chance. He loved it.
I agree its progress. but "The Best (insert anything here) in the last decade of Texas Football" is a very low bar.
Yeah, might take me a week or two longer than expected.
For the record, I have seen two of the movies on the list @Ketchum put out, so there's that! I've seen The Princess Bride and The Graduate.
thats fair, I just don’t think it’s the best ever, or the best that will ever be
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Best ever is so subjective. It's in an incredibly small group of offenses. That it's being spoken about in the same breath as LSU from last season is kind of my point.
Agreed I love the movie and can’t stand the show
Dude you need to watch The Godfather I and II. You'll be so pissed at yourself afterward that you'd been missing out for so long!!
Gideon intrigues me. He's obviously very young and doesn't have the track record of experience of the other coaches that are rumored to be hired. I hope that Sark has a eye for talent and that he has seen something in Gideon that he really likes beyond just the fact that he's familiar with Texas and UT.
