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A Film Travelogue: The Struggle is Real

by Ainsley Hume on 2018-04-11T15:55:17-04:00 | 0 Comments

This week was a bit of a struggle with movies for me—I found myself not loving any of the movies I took home (which can happen, but is always a shame). However, I’ll try to explain why I didn’t love these movies: The Constant Gardener [IMC DVD 323.1676 C757 2006], Lost in Translation [IMC DVD 302.34 L881 2003], and Sideways [IMC DVD 306.7 S568 2005].

I knew that The Constant Gardener was going to be hard for me—I kept putting off watching it, so from the offset it was hard to get into the plot. Ralph Fiennes is a good actor, but I just couldn’t get into his character, and the storyline didn’t feel believable to me. A lot of people really enjoyed this movie, so I wouldn’t write it off, but it just wasn’t for me.

Lost in Translation and Sideways were both movies that I was looking forward to watching, having heard that they were both quirky films. Lost in Translation wasn’t bad, and I actually enjoyed Scarlett Johansson much more than I thought I would—it was nice to see her in a role that required more subtle emotions. I could understand why people liked this movie, and I didn’t mind it, but I was puzzled by how Johansson’s and Murray’s relationship in the movie ended. I would say this was worth watching, but nothing to swoon over.

I was more disappointed about the movie Sideways: I love Paul Giamatti, but his friend’s character felt too shallow. In the movie, Jack (Thomas Haden Church) is about to get married so he and his friend Miles (Giamatti) take a trip to wine country before the big day. There, Jack finds a woman, has a fling, and ruins Miles’s chance with another woman. There are comedic parts, but everything resolves itself a little too perfectly and Jack is able to return to his fiancé with no lingering problems. This was another movie that would be worth watching, but easily forgotten.

Our Strong Women display has ended and now we are showcasing our favorite movies with a Staff Picks DVD display! Come check it out and discover some new favorites. Continue to follow along on our travelogue adventure at https://letterboxd.com/peterstanley/list/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/ .


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