Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity was a very interesting film and like nothing I have ever seen before. Until this one I had never seen a "film noir" and didn't think that I would really enjoy them. The beginning seemed a bit slow for me because we already knew that he was going to get caught and that everything he was planing out was going to waste anyway. Having said that I really enjoyed the last 30 or so minutes of the movie and thought it was all really exciting and interesting. After having watched what looked like a flawless fake crime, I was interested in knowing how he gets caught and exactly how Keys ends up finding out. I felt that the lighting played a big part in this movie and there where a lot of scenes where shadows of things were used and where the shadows from a window would fall on a character. I didn't really find the lighting to make the movie any better or worse it was just something I noticed while watching. Overall I would have to say that by the time the movie was done I had enjoyed watching it and that the plot was fairly interesting.

Groundhog Day

I really enjoyed this movie and it's probably my favorite out of the ones we've seen in class. I really like the crazy concept of someone being trapped in the same day and having to live it over and over again. I think this really reflects the lives that some of us live throughout the school year. I feel like I wake up every morning, eat breakfast, drive to school, and then sleep during school. This movie may be telling us that we need to spice up our lives a little bit and start making the most out of it. I also felt like the reason I liked this movie so much was just the overall concept behind it. In a far out way it was kind of like the concept in the Matrix and how life may not really be as it seems. Overall I thought it was a hilarious movie and Ned Ryerson is the man.

As far as acting goes I really liked the humor of Bill Murray's character and thought that he did a really great job of showing the emotions that were going through Phil during the movie. I also felt that the character who played Rita did a great job of playing into the script and not showing that she knew anything about what was going on to Phil after each day. Otherwise the other actors were all good and Ned Ryerson was very funny.