Ok, So yesterday afternoon our class was required to go to this composition reading in the sub instead at class. I had mixed feelings about it through out the day. Honestly my first thought was awsome we do not have class!! But then the reality sunk in that I was going to have to drag my ass to the other side of campus and sit through a boring poetry reading (HEY don't judge that was what I was expecting!)
Anyway once I got there I had found out that I had missed the most reacent reading session and needed to wait for the next one. WELL THAT SUCKS now I need to sit here and do nothing for about an hour! So me and Victoria went to the bear cafe which I acually had never been too and found out that it was extreamly chill there. I sat on the computer and played on Facebook, which is the best way in my mind to pass time. I could have very well started studying for finals BUT WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!
SO finally the time came to gather into the reading room. I cursed under my breath as everyone including myself piled into this tiny room and waited for the "torchure" to begin.
SO the first reader in my opinion was very hard to follow, he spoke about somthing that had to do with a charecter in a movie becoming a man by loosing his virginity and taking some ladies. So i quickly stopped listening because as soon as I hear anything realated to sex I start to not want to hear it because to me it is awkaward. He read fast but the words he used to describe the film made me cringe because the images of sex he portrayed through words were just too vivid. Kudos to him not being able to say the words, vagina, penis, penitration and viginity all with a stright face and in a serious manner.
Now the reader that caught my attention the most about a lady who wrote about the movie "click" I believe her paper was called "Point and click" This caught my attention because not only was this a movie I have viewed and enjoyed serveral times but I never realized how much symbolism is in the production. When I saw this movie I did notice it was not going to end happily with light hearted comedy. Instead it ends very sad. The woman described this film as a "heart wrenching tale that teaches us all in the end to appreciate life and live it to the fullest." I never realized how the movies lighting starts out in a very well lite nice setting but as the drama moves outward the scences become darker and more depressing. Being that I never realized this aspect of the film I acually went back to watch the movie later that evening. (For real I have it in my dorm) I was suprized of all of the aspects of the film that she discussed in her paper that I never acually realized
Lastly, the final reader wrote about the movie 28 days. Now this movie acually scared the crap out of me when I first saw it when I was fairly young. SO being that I had experienced the terror of this movie her introduction automatically had me hooked. I do not remember exactly the decriptive words but I could acually see in my mind that scenes as she described them. I know I sound like a wimp when I say this but I acually witnessed goosbumps when she spoke about the man puncturing the zombies eyeballs into the socket. (YUCK) One of the things that I really found intriging is how she was able to keep eye contact with her audience throughout her presentation. I know that caught my attention because as she read about every drop of blood and scream of vain described made her piece seem even more passionate and intense being that her eyes met with mine. Her voice literally stuck in my brain which helped me concentrate on every minute detail she expressed.
To finish up here I thought that I would say that I went into this composition reading seminar thing with an extreamly closed mind. Thinking that it would be long and boring. I seriously thought of the stereotypical poetry readers that spill all of their deepest feelings as tears roll down their face. I thought OH MY GOSH PLEASE KILL ME!!!! My mind set was very quickly changed after the first reader finished and I was automatically intrigued by how fabulous theses readers presented their papers. The lesson I learned is you need to go into all aspects of college with an open mind, Not just for the grade but for the fact that you may acually like what you will learn. I may acually consider attending next year!
by the way I found this video and thought it was funny and kinda related to 28 days. check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsGe7-XXQ-8
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