I have watched kind of a lot of films in the last couple of days. Mostly out of thinking that it's half term and deciding that I was therefore going to do nothing. I love films because they are such a great distraction. Not just because of the fact that I'm watching something totally unrelated to my own thoughts but because I can even pretend I'm watching the film in a different situation. That isn't meant as an insult to people I watch films with, just some movies need the extra bit of pretence in order for them to actually be enjoyable.

The films I have watched:

1. The Truman Show (amazing)
I have wanted to see The Truman Show for ages because various people have told me how good it is and it has been mentioned on my Sociology course once or twice. It was definitely worth watching. I have to admitt I did find it a little hard to get into because I'm not the biggest Jim Carrey fan (I hate Liar Liar more than I can possibily express) but after a while I did forget how annoying he is and found myself just focussing on the plot. The whole thing kind of creeped me out when I thought about it, because psychologists really do screw with people (David Reimer being the most disturbing example) and never seem to be given any kind of punishment. I know the creator of the show wasn't supposed to be a psychologist but he really reminded me of some of the doctors I have studied at school.
I think that this is a film that would improve on being watched twice. Not least because the adverts (I watched it on channel 4, lol) made the plot more difficult to follow/get in to.

2. Camp Rock (shit)
I am so embarassed that I actually watched this. It was on after The Truman Show and I had nothing to do and didn't want to go to bed so...
God, it was bad. The conversation was really stilted sometimes between the girls because there was this small pause between each piece of dialogue. All of the girl's voices were really annoying as well! And the music was so bad! Okay, I'm not exactly a great lover of Demi Lovato or The Jonas Brothers ("not exactly" here meaning I HATE them!) but still! The music was terrible! Plus there was drumming in every song but never anyone playing them! There were plenty of guitars but nothing else. And I do not see the attraction to any of The Jonas Brothers. What is wrong with Joe Jonas's eyebrows?! Have you seen them? How could anyone find that remotely attractive?!

3. Up (love <3)
I saw this at the cinema yesterday afternoon and despite the vaguely uncomfortable situation I was I found myself completely drawn into it. It was so funny and yet another film you can appreciate on different levels. The bits with the dog, Doug are actually hilarious because he is exactly like my dog is. I love how Pixar manage to produce the simple little quirks so perfectly (think the dog in Over The Hedge "play?!" lol). The animation was spectacular, as usual. The moment when all the balloons shoot out the top of the house is actually kind of beautiful. All the landscapes are amazing and they just make you want to step into the world of the film because it's so perfect.
I would recommend trying to see this one of the big screen, because little televisions really don't do animated films justice.

4. Truly Madly Deeply (as yet unsure)
I was in a right mess when I watched this, so I'm not going to pretend that I enjoyed it. It just didn't help with the thoughts that were in my head.
But ignoring those I think it was pretty good. I didn't like dead guy because he reminded me of Hugh. I thought that the art therapy guy was really cute, he made me want to do that kind of job because it looked so rewarding. My mum told that the guy that plays him (his name escapes me right now) usually plays baddies which is kind of shame 'cause like I said, he's really cute.
I think Juliet Stevenson's acting in it is really believable though. She does all the emotional bits in a non-cringey way which was nice. Like I said, I need to watch this again when I'm not thinking about other things.

I love films. I don't know if I can afford now but I'm really hoping to see Fantastic Mr. Fox later in the week.

OOOH, also, while I'm on the topic of films how good does An Education look? It has Carey Mulligan (Doctor Who Blink girl), Emma Thompson, the guy who's the grave robber/stoner in Garden State and Doctor Octopus from Spiderman 2 in! Nick Hornby wrote the script as well so obviously I have to see it because I really, really, reaaaallllly love Nick Hornby's writing style. I am excited about this film. "Excited" is a crappy term for how much I am looking forward to seeing it. :D.

Trailer for An Education:

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