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A Film Travelogue: Adventuring!

by Ainsley Hume on 2018-11-07T20:02:55-05:00 | 0 Comments

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been watching a wide range of movies, but I realized that many of them were adventure movies, maybe just not in the typical sense. I watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [IMC DVD 791.4361 A244 2003 Pt. 1], Spirited Away [IMC DVD 791.43 S759 2003], and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [IMC DVD 306.778 A244 2000].

I might have watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark at some point a long time ago, because parts of it seemed familiar, but I had decided that it was worth watching with a new eye. This is a wonderful action movie, partly because of the iconic locations and sets for the movie, but mostly because Indiana Jones is a unique and unforgettable hero. I hadn’t remembered his nemesis, so that part was very enjoyable, and the climax of the film took me utterly by surprise. I think the only thing I didn’t especially enjoy was how useless Marion was. Other than that, I love Spielberg movies because the music is always so good. So if you haven’t watched it yet (somewhat unlikely), go watch it!

I also had the opportunity to watch the Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away. This is not your typical adventure movie, but it follows a young girl who gets caught in a spirit world. She has several adventures while trying to save her parents and learns a lot about herself. This is easily one of the best animated movies I have seen in a while, because it is fantastical while also having some very grounding messages. 

My last movie was The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Priscilla is actually the name of a bus that three drag queens purchase in order to cross the desert and put on a show. Easily the best part about this movie is that Hugo Weaving (Lord Elrond from Lord of the Rings series) is the main drag queen. He does a wonderful job, but we find out a lot more about him and his back story as he travels across the desert with two other queens with very different personalities. While often comedic, this movie does have some serious moments where the queens come across people who don’t like them because of who they are. Overall though, a fun movie which was very enjoyable.

Adventure movies come in any shape and style. The IMC is currently hosting a display featuring time travel movies, which are filled with adventure! Check it out and keep following along on your film journey at https://letterboxd.com/peterstanley/list/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/.


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