Answer to meme question #4
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mellymellFavorite movie and least favorite movie and why...
My impulse answer would be Lord of the Rings and if I had to pick a single movie of the trilogy, it would be Return of the King. It's just so fantastically done. Sure there are liberties taken with the storyline, but I believe their executed in such a way that it still holds true to Tolkien's world and ultimate vision. And let's face it, a book adaptation is just not going to be able to stick to the original story word for word or event for event anyway. Aesthetically, it's beautiful, even the orcs and cave trolls. There's such an insane amount of detail that was put into those movies that we don't even really get to see on screen. The costumes, the sets, all the pieces of paper used in the film that were hand written and drawn (maps, books, the decree banishing Eomer from Rohan, etc. and several copies of each), the time they spent with each actor perfecting battle techniques, languages, horseback riding, etc.. You don't ever see all the effort they truly put into these films but you'd certainly miss it if it weren't there. I remember the two times I visited the costume and prop exhibit at the Indiana State Museum a few years ago. Getting up close to some of those pieces, they're just works of art. You never notice there are Celtic patterns etched into Theoden's armor on screen, but it's there and it's amazing!
But, if I sat back and thought about it for a minute, I think I'd have to say my all time favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. It's just a classic and has been very dear to my heart since I was a little girl. I just love the story and I always wanted my very own flying monkey. In first grade, my mom made me a Dorothy costume for a book character day at school. I cherished my ruby slippers until I grew out of them later that year. There again, for the time it was made, there was an amazing amount of detail and hard work put into that film. I guess it's mostly a nostalgia factor that makes me love it so much. But after possibly hundreds of viewings of it (and yes, some of which were synced with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon), I still love it just as much.
Most hated movie (yes, it deserves more than just "least favorite"), Das Boot. I explain all about why here. Granted there are worse films out there, but I tend to avoid them based on trailers. I specifically feel this one is my worst movie ever because it's hailed to be such a great film. As mentioned in my entry on it, its on IMDB's top 50 movies of all time list. Surely there's a movie more deserving of it's spot on the list.
My impulse answer would be Lord of the Rings and if I had to pick a single movie of the trilogy, it would be Return of the King. It's just so fantastically done. Sure there are liberties taken with the storyline, but I believe their executed in such a way that it still holds true to Tolkien's world and ultimate vision. And let's face it, a book adaptation is just not going to be able to stick to the original story word for word or event for event anyway. Aesthetically, it's beautiful, even the orcs and cave trolls. There's such an insane amount of detail that was put into those movies that we don't even really get to see on screen. The costumes, the sets, all the pieces of paper used in the film that were hand written and drawn (maps, books, the decree banishing Eomer from Rohan, etc. and several copies of each), the time they spent with each actor perfecting battle techniques, languages, horseback riding, etc.. You don't ever see all the effort they truly put into these films but you'd certainly miss it if it weren't there. I remember the two times I visited the costume and prop exhibit at the Indiana State Museum a few years ago. Getting up close to some of those pieces, they're just works of art. You never notice there are Celtic patterns etched into Theoden's armor on screen, but it's there and it's amazing!
But, if I sat back and thought about it for a minute, I think I'd have to say my all time favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. It's just a classic and has been very dear to my heart since I was a little girl. I just love the story and I always wanted my very own flying monkey. In first grade, my mom made me a Dorothy costume for a book character day at school. I cherished my ruby slippers until I grew out of them later that year. There again, for the time it was made, there was an amazing amount of detail and hard work put into that film. I guess it's mostly a nostalgia factor that makes me love it so much. But after possibly hundreds of viewings of it (and yes, some of which were synced with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon), I still love it just as much.
Most hated movie (yes, it deserves more than just "least favorite"), Das Boot. I explain all about why here. Granted there are worse films out there, but I tend to avoid them based on trailers. I specifically feel this one is my worst movie ever because it's hailed to be such a great film. As mentioned in my entry on it, its on IMDB's top 50 movies of all time list. Surely there's a movie more deserving of it's spot on the list.
