A couple of weeks ago i watched Heathers, because everyone cool raves about it, and of course because Winona Ryder is in it, which is a good reason alone to watch it. At the start i wasn't sure if i liked it, it seemed like a much more murderous and ,well, mean version of Mean Girls. It made high school appear like a soulless pit of bitching and back-stabbing, which it kind of is to be fair, but on a grand scale. I could not believe the events that were taking place and how every character seemed to be oblivious, clueless, and apparently soulless. I think as the film progressed, though, i realised what it all signified and that the end result really just beat all my ideas of how it could have ended. I began to see that some of the characters were psychotic after all and that the film is, all in all, a teen rebel fantasy, the kind of thing scribbled in the back of a notebook or planned in moments of boredom. We would never want those things to happen but we like imagining it. Winona Ryder's acting, style and radness must be mentioned too. Most of the time she is furiously writing a journal, whilst wearing a monocle and playing (strip) croquet in her parent's garden. She is undeniably that person who will talk to anyone and everyone, not caring about damn social rules. I also love every thing about her clothes. It could not be more 80s if it tried; shoulder pads, scrunchies, MASSIVE hair, but this just adds to her character and everyone elses. At the end, i realised that Heathers aren't just a meaner version of Mean Girls, they are the original Mean Girls.
And, of course, Christian Slater's hotness cannot go without mentioning.
I also watched Run Lola Run recently, originally because, in my ignorance, i assumed it was French so i thought it could count as revision. After borrowing it from the library i soon realised it is actually German but thought it was still worth the watch (not mentioning i know >1% German). I am glad i did. At the start of the fim, i felt similar to how i felt watching Heathers, i wasn't sure if i was going to like it and there also seemed to be too much running going on ( i thought the title was an exaggeration but no, it really isn't). Before i go any further the basic gist is this; a girl called Lola gets a call from her boyfriend who needs dosh for some tough guys within the next 20 minutes or he will die/spontaneously combust (not really but this would add an unexpected twist, no?). What i didn't realise at first was that the Lola's actions are split into three episodes, until she gets it right, where one minute adjustment changes the whole course of what will happen in the next 20 minutes. The first scenario ended rather abruptly and i thought that was the end. Sitting there, feeling more than a little disheartened i was pleasantly surprised to see the second scenario begin. This is where things began to get exciting, Lola got it wrong the second time too so the third scenario began. What struck me is how something so small can change so much, how one decision, a few seconds, one look in the wrong direction, can really change a person's life. The soundtrack is like stepping into a smokey 90s euro rave of techno and sweaty neon, which fits pretty well with the amount of running. I also like how empty Berlin is, it's weirdly uninhabitated which i don't really understand and i cannot fathom where all the people are, nonetheless for some reason i like this as it allows a focus on the people that are there, as when Lola runs past them you see a snapshot of their destiny. There is not a lot of colour, despite Lola's hair which provides a juxtaposition and just makes her look pretty rad actually. But again, as with the lack of people, when you do see colour it allows you to focus us on it more than usual and let it actually be significant; the overruse of colour is an easy mistake that can ruin a work of art.
i very much enjoyed the random dream-like cartoons that are reminiscent
of childhood shows. The surreal, colourful cartoons did not seem odd at
all compared to the live action, also due to the use of colour.
And of course i cannot go without mentioning Yellow Flicker Beat. I was already obssessed with it when the video came out this week and now it is borderline on a disorder. I cannot stress my deep and unwavering appreciation and faith in Lorde, sometimes i feel like she is the only artist out there who feels current, as if the present only matters. She clearly appreciates the past and the future but SHE IS 2014. she is now and that is all i see in this video.
(waves goodbye)
suzie
Sources:
http://giphy.com/gifs/depressed-heathers-movie-aShtwJKEYAFfq
https://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7963bcae
http://www.listal.com/viewimage/3249647h
http://giphy.com/gifs/run-lola-6M3q8ZKAXF1cI
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