Nina Levatino 3/1/17

Today, Mr. Rivers kept the introduction to class brief. He explained that he talks too much and wants us to get as much work done as possible. I decided to work on my senior paper. I opened my outline and saw that Mr. Rivers was looking at it, too. At this point, I decided I would wait until he reviews it and gives me feedback. He conferenced with Jake, Lauren, Jackie, Annie, and a few other students. I continued working on my visual critical review. I am reviewing the most iconic episode of all time, Winds of Winter from the Game of Thrones series. After I got bored of this, I went back to my senior paper. I finished my introduction paragraph and started my first paragraph. In my introduction, I discussed how film directors aim to have the audience's emotions and opinions mirror those of the mood of the movie. This is why when we watch a scary movie, we sprint to our car from the theatre. Or after watching a documentary, we set a goal to save the world that only lasts a night. I talked about how we put ourselves into the characters reality and create such a personal connection to the characters that we trust everything they tell us. With this trust, we believe everything directors and filmmakers depict mental illness. It's why when we watch Silence of the Lambs, we think all mentally ill people are canabals and murders. Now seeing that written on paper, it seems absurd. But it's a mind game that filmmakers know how to win. Silver Linings Playbook is a movie we can trust. It is a film on the life of a bipolar patient thats actually accurate.