Recently watched #2

Interstellar

This was surprisingly good! I didn't expect to like this, possibly at all, but in the end I really enjoyed this. There were some parts that were really slow and a little bit boring, and the movie feels just as long as it is and at times seemed to never end. Some parts really surprising, but not enough to make me gasp. More of the 'oh? really?' -variety. I really liked the ending as well.

I love space things, but some of the science stuff went over my head. Didn't really change how much I enjoyed it, though. Some stuff I felt a little 'meh' about, but as a whole, I really liked this movie. Now, one more thing; please don't make a sequel.

The Imitation Game

Brilliant, amazing, and a little bit heart-breaking. Deserves every bit of the praise it has got. The acting performances are brilliant, and when the story starts going, the time jumps really make sense, after the initial thought of 'why?' I found the movie and story really interesting, and didn't feel bored or like my mind was wandering. I didn't think I would like it this much, because if I had known, I would have gone to see this in the cinema. But back then it didn't seem to be that great, don't ask me why. I was always interested in it, but just not enough I guess.

I'm going to watch it again some day, possibly soon, to really understand everything. And because it was just that good.

The Book Thief

The book was so much better. That was what kept coming to my mind since the beginning of the movie. I kind of wanted to stop watching, but decided to keep going just in case it got better. It didn't.

It probably would have been an okay-ish movie if I hadn't read the book. I don't know; I can't know. I didn't like how sometimes they spoke German, sometimes not, but English with an accent and with und, ja, and nein. The focus of the story was different, and the voice-over was weird and oddly placed. And it's probably entirely because I really really liked the book that I didn't enjoy the movie so much.

The First Watch

There's nothing quite like seeing a movie in the cinema for the first time. It never feels the same after. I don't know if it's because you know the story, you know the ending. And even if you have forgotten, some of it might come back while watching. The movie feels exactly as long as it is, seeing everything for the first time. Yes, you miss some details, but you can always watch it again for those. I think it's the story, the plot, the twists and turns that make it so special. Because you have no idea what's going to come next, even if it's a movie based on a book. You can never know for sure, on the first watch.

I love watching my favourites again and again. Some I watch about once a year, some even on a specific date. (V for Vendetta on the 5th of November, for example.) Sometimes I discover an older movie again and just have to see it again, like happened with Inception this spring. I had seen it multiple times, and for some reason decided that I needed to see it again. So I watched it, and loved it as much as before.

Sometimes, after a long time, it feels different as well, but, as I said, not quite as special as on The First Watch. I discover new actors all the time, and watch their work again focusing more on them, and that makes it a bit different than the previous times. But, I think I don't do this on the first watch. (And I say think, because I've never thought about that before.) I just watch the movie as it is, and then the second time I can focus on my favourite scenes and actors and things like that. And like, the costumes and sets and everything.

There are some movies you just have to see on the big screen. Whether it's the acting, the music, anything, somehow it just doesn't feel the same if you watch it on tv. And I think that's one part why the first watch is so special. Because it's such a big screen, with loud enough noises that you can really hear everything, and see more details that you would on tv or on your computer screen. The quality is super high, everything is just made perfect for you to enjoy the film.

So yeah, there is nothing quite like seeing a movie in the cinema for the first time.