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  Favorite Movie: Pan’s Labyrinth, it had the most captivating story line and it was raining during the screening which created a cool vibe. Even though the film was in Spanish, it was a compelling story which was visually easy to follow. Learn about yourself: I thought I would have an easy time writing the script and a hard time acting but it was the other way around. I found coming up with Will Ferrell jokes to be tough on paper. I did not have too many speaking lines, which Joey did a great job of, but I found that just ad libing lines was relatively easy in the short period we had. As far as my film appreciation goes, I enjoyed some of the early movies such as Dr. Caligari, since its story line was a precursor to tropes we see today. Pandemic: Spiderman - No Way Home was the first movie I watched in a theater after Covid was over, but there was no one in the theater other than my friends. It was not like most marvel movies that are usually packed. I did not have any stream...

     The Social Dilemma  uses a very interesting technique to show the dangers of social media. The documentary part of the film uses the former tech executives, law grads, and a couple speakers who have interior knowledge of the innerworkings of social media to validate the points it tries to make. It also focuses in on a family whose kids have different experiences with social media. Ben and Isla are both addicted to social media while Cassandra is the older sister who wants them to say off their phones. Isla seems to be too young to properly use social media and the documentary makes points that young girls are being poorly influenced by it. Isla is a good character to use in order to get this point across.     Ben and Cassandra's story has a different twist. Ben is the main protagonist of this tragic story, as we see the innards of his phone and constantly see his screen. One interesting aspect of the film is that the more he is on his phone, the more r...

     Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, Jaws , shows how a horror film can be portrayed in a real life scenario. Spielberg didn't use a ghost or zombie in his film, but rather a shark, something most beachgoers fear running into. By realizing these fears, Spielberg creates a new type of horror film, one that could actually happen. The quality was extremely real for being made in the early 1970's, especially the animatronic shark, which still looks realistic today. Spielberg has been on the cutting edge of special effects and later in his career CGI.      Spielberg also brought in a cast of emerging thriller actors in Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss to co-star in this film. these new actors for a young director make this movie a true masterclass of low-budget, high-quality productions. The most captivating scene is in the interior of the boat at night. This scene is well directed as Robert Shaw's character, Captain Quint, transitions from cheery to sober as h...