Deathly Hallows and Unforgiven

Well we were told we can post about any film, so one film I saw was Deathly Hallows, Part One this weekend. I already posted on Reuben's blog something I noticed while watching the film, but i'll reiterate it here. There was a scene in particular that stuck out in my mind. As the sidekick (Ron Weasley) and the hero (Harry Potter) walked inside a house, Ron asked Harry what they are going to do or something along those lines. He never gets an answer and they walk into the darkness of the house. It becomes clear later that Harry never really did know what to do and I found it really cool because before this class, I would have never noticed this.

As for Unforgiven, I spent a good hour on imdb.com just reading up on Clint Eastwood. It was out of pure entertainment because he really is an interesting person. He's against violence and never saw himself as a cowboy and yet, here he is, a cowboy and an assassin. He got his job in one of his starting roles on his way to fame because he just looked like a cowboy. He is a fascinating person and so is his character, Will Munny. Will is another one of those characters that is not all black and white, but somewhere mixed in the grey. He's not all good, but he's not all bad. I find those to be the best characters and the easiest to relate because who in the world is just ALL good? There's a little bad in us all.

As for the name, I noticed a lot of people posting on that. It's clear in the end that there is a very unforgiving nature in Will. He could have walked away after kicking the gun to the side from Little Bill's hand. He would have gone away unscathed. But Little Bill killed his friend, and for that, he has to die. I like that he didn't just walk away though. That would have been against his character to leave him there.

The Seventh Seal Ending

The Seventh Seal was an amusing movie to watch as well as extremely interesting. When Death caught up with the group at the end, it was fascinating to see all the reactions of the different characters. Antonius Bloch started to pray for help but of course, the existentialist of the movie, Jöns automatically went, praying won't help. At that point, the games are over, the chase is done. Death caught up with them like we always knew he would because Death is inescapable.
While watching the film, I found myself torn between two characters. The main character, Antonius, and the squire, Jöns. He spent the whole film searching for answers to these great questions, something I think everyone can relate to at least one point in time. However, I relate most to Jöns. I've mentioned before that I am more of an existentialist than anything else. The Seventh Seal was not my favorite film of the few we have already seen, but these movies are really thought-provoking and I am enjoying them.
And Mr. Bennett, you questioned before whether I did something to take off the security measure of typing in  the words when you comment and I did. I left a comment on that last post on how to take it off but I'm not sure if you've seen it. If you haven't, its there (: 

The Seventh Seal

Due to my obsession with Harry Potter, I just found out that the remake of All Quiet on the Western Front's Paul is to be played by Daniel Radcliffe- actor of Harry Potter. I love the actor, but I'm unsure how this will turn out. Hopefully, this remake will do the original justice.

As for the current film we are watching... I love the chess game going on in the background. I'm guessing it's there because the game is purely strategic. If you don't think ahead, most likely, you'll lose. Every move counts and I'm pretty sure it's all just a giant metaphor for the whole film. Death making a move in chess will result in him making a move in real life too. I'm curious to see who will win, although ultimately, we all know Death will.

Existentialism

What is the meaning of life?

There isn’t any.

Who is there for you?

Absolutely no one.

Why are we here?

We will never know…

And we should not care

We give our life its meaning

We decide what we want to do

We make our own rules

Rules of society do not apply

You are your own self

You are free.

I have to say, i love the idea of existentialism. I completely agree with the entire philosophy, depressing as it may be. It is true that this is basically saying we can go out on a killing spree and there would be no retribution in the end, but the fact of the matter is, no one would want to. I mean, I'm sure theres a few people in the world that would use this to their advantage, but for the vast majority of us, why would we? It wouldn't make us feel better or help us in any way. Humans, as a whole, are rather selfish people, and therefore would not do this. It's interesting to wonder what the world would be like if everyone was an existentialist. The world will probably be a lot happier. You may argue that if everyone does just what they want, then we wouldn't get anywhere but i'd have to disagree. There are always going to be people that dream of being teachers or successful business people or a leader in politics. The world would function as it does now but instead of being pushed by the pressure of parents or the want of money, it's our choice. Do we want to do this? Will we be happy with this decision?

As much as I agree with this philosophy, this also says we don't have a god to look to and while that may be true, humans are emotional beings. I think its okay to believe in God, because when there's nothing else to fall back on, there's God. We all need something to believe in when we have nothing left.