Review of Jewish Film Experience

The two films that I thought were the most impactful that were screened were "Silent" and "No Love Lost".  In Silent it follows a man that is struggling with guilt after he survives a firing squad line and despite setting himself free in the nick of time, is not able to save the woman next to him.  It built up serious tension as the bodies dropped one by one in front of him as he sawed away at the rope handcuffs on him.  It sent a chill over the room and was a powerful movie.  In No Love Lost it follows a strange couple of a jewish boy and a muslim girl that is stalked by a white girl covered in racist tattoos.  Her outward appearance is scary but at the end of the movie she seems to try to hide it in front of the couple, as if in an attempt to interact with them.  In the end, they notice her tattoos and take a stand against her proudly wearing there religious garments and walking away.  The girl seems disappointed and sad that her outward appearance scares people off.

Foley Room and Cinerama

I saw Foley Room for the first time last semester and was shocked to see how they did the sound editing process.  The shock was not there the second time around, but the amazement of the process did not waver.  The obscurity of the tools they use and the intricacy and timing they use in the process truly is amazing.  The scene opens to a room full of junk and scraps really that these people use to make amazing sound effects so true to life it is scary.  This is one of my favorite documentaries and its always a joy to watch.

Cinerama was a film that was not necessarily a joy to watch but was good to experience and see for yourself.  I think the true value of cinerama was being in the the screened cinema with the full effect.  I feel as if IMAX is a comparable experience and I personally think IMAX is great.  I think because of the viewing limitation we faced in class the experience of cinerama that really gives it its value wasn't there.  That being said I still learned the importance of it and it was cool to see that the movie they sold tickets for was basically one big advertisement where they showed off the technology.