Hello! My name is Gabriel, but on this blog I also refer to myself as luke99b. I am a Film Studies student and I absolutely love movies and I dream of someday becoming a film director. Some of my favorite genres are Sci-Fi, Action, Animation, Drama, and Comedy. While some of my favorite films ever are:
Donnie Darko, directed by Richard Kelly.
Monty Python and The Holy Grail, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
Monsters Inc. directed by Pete Docter.
and finally, Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis.
The creativity and artistry that goes into these films helps inspire me to create stories of my own, and to one day see them on the big screen. As much as I do love to watch films, I also love to discuss them with friends and others! Whether it be a film that I absolutely adore, or despise. I always have a good time discussing movies with others and listening to their opinions as well. So because of my love for watching and discussing film, I decided to make my blog dedicated to it!
As the name of my blog implies, it will contain two types of posts: Ramblings and Reviews.
Ramblings
Ramblings are my thoughts on events happening within the movie industry. Some examples would be something interesting a director said in an interview, the production of an upcoming movie, or an important casting choice. Ramblings could also just be about whatever is on my mind. One day I could just be talking about my favorite actors or the best movies that I have seen this year so far.
Reviews
Reviews on the other hand are as you expect it to be, a movie review. I will give my thoughts on a movie that I have recently seen (either in theaters, online, or on DVD) and just write down what the film was about, what I liked, disliked, and finally my overall thoughts and if the film was worth my time. What I will discuss will also be organized in different sections in the review, like “Characters,” “Story” and “Music” just so that it is clear of what I am talking about.
Usually in reviews of any kind, the reviewer or critic likes to insert a score at the end of their review, like in the image above from the site Rotten Tomatoes. Me however, I won’t be doing that. I feel like when people look at reviews for a film, album, video game, etc. they will skip straight to the score without reading the actual review. I myself have done this before and it made me skip movies that I would later enjoy upon viewing. I feel like by reading or watching the entire review it will help you make the judgement on if the film will be right for you. So that is why I am not going to put a rating at the end of my reviews. From my writing, I will ultimately leave it up to you, the reader, to decide if the film is for you.
Well, that’s the main gist of my blog! I do hope you enjoy the content that my blog has to offer. As a first time blogger, I still have much to learn about the “ins and outs” of blogging. Nonetheless, I hope you find my future posts useful, as they are entertaining. Until next time!
-Gabriel
Ramblings and Reviews 