Taking a class called "Interpreting Film As Literature." Here's the movie list

WTF... why wasn't this available when I was at LSU


Also, who's your professor for this?

Conversation is amazing. Frutivale is interesting. It doesn't entirely work, but I do like that they use the actual cell phone footage of the inciting incident, and built the drama off of that.

That is quite a list. "The Conversation" is 1 of the 4 great movies Coppola directed. Awesome movie. Like DePalma's "Blow Out", it pays homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's classic "Blow Up". Highly recommend checking out the other two if you watch "The Conversation".

How do kids nowadays get these movies for a class? I guess Netflix, but if they're not available? Do the teachers expect you to purchase the movies? Back in my day, we would just go to the local Blockbuster.

Fruitvale Station has to be one of the most overrated, overly-slobbered upon movies to come out this decade.


It's just a mediocre film done well. Not very interesting or entertaining.

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I haven't seen Persepolis, Fruitvale, or The Conversation, though. Thoughts?

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I had to read and watch Persepolis back in 2009 and did not like it

Solid list. I've seen all. You will love the conversation.

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I'd be shocked if Revenant tops it as best of 2015

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This. It won't. Revenant doesn't even make my top 5 of the year.






Honorable Mentions:
45 Years
Room
Revenant
(Still haven't seen Anomalisa)

From a technical standpoint (dir., dp, score) the Revenant was the best. It's damn near impossible to top what lubezki did especially. However, I feel that the love for the Revenant is following In the same vein as the love for boyhood last year, in that the praise is directed at the grandeur and scope of the project rather than the final product. But visually it's a stunning achievement.

I showed up for my required Lit 2 course. It turns out the "theme" for the class was romantic love. I think you won out. Though that class was in my dorm.