Attention movie nerds!
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muneca_bravaI. I'm really enjoying my classes this year. I only have four, three hours each, and three of those are film classes. So my homework mainly consists of "watch as many movies as you can". I don't have as many problems with those kinds of assignments :)
I actually have a QUESTION FOR LOVERS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOODCINEMA!! ! I know there are some of those on my flist!
My thesis is going to be on the theme of the hysterical/paranoid woman in 1940's Hollywood. I am looking for any titles you can think of of movies made in the forties (or even thirties or fifties would be okay) with a woman character who goes (somewhat) insane. Gothic melodrama, genre Rebecca, Secret Beyond the Door, Suspicion, Gaslight etc. is the most common. So any wife who thinks her husband is trying to kill her, who is haunted by her predecessor, who hallucinates, etc.
Thanks!
II.So last week, I was bored and wanted to watch something. I could have chosen the next episode of Six Feet Under (I'm in S4), pick up The West Wing again etc. Instead, I decided I wanted something cheesy and entertaining and decided to give The Vampire Diaries a try.
We're about a week and a half later and I'm almost done with season 2.
I don't LOVE the show like I love some others - in fact there are times I hate it - but I just can't. stop. watching.
Some reactions so far:
- So character-wise, I pretty much love all the ladies. Caroline is probably my favourite but I love Elena and Bonnie too. No, actually, I think if I'm being honest Katherine is my favourite. Scheming evil flirty HBIC fits all my character kinks, tbh.
- I am not attached to any possible ship, which is very comfortable. I can pretty much live with all the ships that seem a possibility at this point.
- I'm pretty sure I will never EVER venture into the fandom beyond my flist/Tumblr dash because I have a feeling it will be one of the more horrifying experiences of my life.
- Because I never thought I'd end up actually watching this show, I am know about pretty much all of the big twists and deaths. So you don't need to worry about spoiling me.
- I'd heard there were issues with this show, but I was still pretty shocked at just how disgusting the treatment of rape is. I almost stopped watching in the beginning with the Damon/Caroline storyline. Just...why is it never adressed how terrible Damon is? Why has nobody killed him yet??? WHY???
Speaking of Damon, are there actually Damon/Elena shippers who ship them like genuinely in a live-happily-ever-after way? I can get that you ship them because they are ~hot together or whatever but just...?? I can see them have a short-term thing but that's it tbh.
- While we're at it, STOP KILLING OFF THE FEMALE GUEST STARS. If you are capable of creating so many interesting, badass lady characters, why insist on killing them off systematically? I know it happens to the men too, but far less (and then even less if you discount poc characters) and those characters tend to be slimy assholes or really evil.
- Stephan/Elena is adorable is a kind of messed up way, and I was really surprised by how much I enjoy them, especially given my hate of Buffy/Angel (which I was informed was similar but I don't think that's really true).
So, anyone want to talk to me about this show?
I actually have a QUESTION FOR LOVERS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOODCINEMA!! ! I know there are some of those on my flist!
My thesis is going to be on the theme of the hysterical/paranoid woman in 1940's Hollywood. I am looking for any titles you can think of of movies made in the forties (or even thirties or fifties would be okay) with a woman character who goes (somewhat) insane. Gothic melodrama, genre Rebecca, Secret Beyond the Door, Suspicion, Gaslight etc. is the most common. So any wife who thinks her husband is trying to kill her, who is haunted by her predecessor, who hallucinates, etc.
Thanks!
II.So last week, I was bored and wanted to watch something. I could have chosen the next episode of Six Feet Under (I'm in S4), pick up The West Wing again etc. Instead, I decided I wanted something cheesy and entertaining and decided to give The Vampire Diaries a try.
We're about a week and a half later and I'm almost done with season 2.
I don't LOVE the show like I love some others - in fact there are times I hate it - but I just can't. stop. watching.
Some reactions so far:
- So character-wise, I pretty much love all the ladies. Caroline is probably my favourite but I love Elena and Bonnie too. No, actually, I think if I'm being honest Katherine is my favourite. Scheming evil flirty HBIC fits all my character kinks, tbh.
- I am not attached to any possible ship, which is very comfortable. I can pretty much live with all the ships that seem a possibility at this point.
- I'm pretty sure I will never EVER venture into the fandom beyond my flist/Tumblr dash because I have a feeling it will be one of the more horrifying experiences of my life.
- Because I never thought I'd end up actually watching this show, I am know about pretty much all of the big twists and deaths. So you don't need to worry about spoiling me.
- I'd heard there were issues with this show, but I was still pretty shocked at just how disgusting the treatment of rape is. I almost stopped watching in the beginning with the Damon/Caroline storyline. Just...why is it never adressed how terrible Damon is? Why has nobody killed him yet??? WHY???
Speaking of Damon, are there actually Damon/Elena shippers who ship them like genuinely in a live-happily-ever-after way? I can get that you ship them because they are ~hot together or whatever but just...?? I can see them have a short-term thing but that's it tbh.
- While we're at it, STOP KILLING OFF THE FEMALE GUEST STARS. If you are capable of creating so many interesting, badass lady characters, why insist on killing them off systematically? I know it happens to the men too, but far less (and then even less if you discount poc characters) and those characters tend to be slimy assholes or really evil.
- Stephan/Elena is adorable is a kind of messed up way, and I was really surprised by how much I enjoy them, especially given my hate of Buffy/Angel (which I was informed was similar but I don't think that's really true).
So, anyone want to talk to me about this show?
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Date: 2011-10-15 20:39 (UTC)