I'm not quite sure what I expected a class on film to be like, but it somehow managed to take me by surprise. The first day of the semester served as an introduction to moving pictures in general. It seems kind of odd to me to think back to the days when film making was just getting started; when things that we take for granted now were someone's groundbreaking id
eas. It's sort of like trying to imagine how you would live life in a world without automobiles, electricity, or even simple tools. We have grown up simply associating these complex things as a common part of life, in much the same way that we overlook and even expect advanced film techniques and dazzling special effects. I can not imagine the reaction of a crowd the first time they witnessed a moving picture with sound any more than I could imagine the thrill of taking the first ride in a motorized vehicle or receiving the first call on a telephone.
To appreciate where we are I guess it's fitting to learn where we came from, but I will never be able to fully appreciate the technology that I use daily. If you think about it, there hasn't really been anything that's happened to our generation, technology wise, that was so groundbreaking that it managed to capture t
he attention of the world and drastically alter the way people live their lives and interact with each other. The technologies we use today are just upgrades of the technologies that were around when we were born. Sure, the internet is faster and of course cell phones can do things unimagined to generations that came before, but those are concepts that we have grown up with. Perhaps something will come along in my generation that changes life as we know it, much the way automobiles do in the early teens and the plow did in the days of the pioneers.
I was looking through Doug's first blog because, well, the kid just interests me. He got me thinking back to my first encounters with film. As sad as it seems, I believe that the first movie I ever watched was Babe and after that, I don't remember watching anything until my mom drug me along to watch Titanic. It's odd for me to think back to that day at the movies where I was so bored that I ended up falling asleep. It's amazing how oblivious kids are to the world sometimes. I could never have guessed, at that age, that I was watching one of the most popular and highest grossing movies in history. I think the world would be a wonderful place if everyone viewed the world through the honest mind of a child.
eas. It's sort of like trying to imagine how you would live life in a world without automobiles, electricity, or even simple tools. We have grown up simply associating these complex things as a common part of life, in much the same way that we overlook and even expect advanced film techniques and dazzling special effects. I can not imagine the reaction of a crowd the first time they witnessed a moving picture with sound any more than I could imagine the thrill of taking the first ride in a motorized vehicle or receiving the first call on a telephone.To appreciate where we are I guess it's fitting to learn where we came from, but I will never be able to fully appreciate the technology that I use daily. If you think about it, there hasn't really been anything that's happened to our generation, technology wise, that was so groundbreaking that it managed to capture t
he attention of the world and drastically alter the way people live their lives and interact with each other. The technologies we use today are just upgrades of the technologies that were around when we were born. Sure, the internet is faster and of course cell phones can do things unimagined to generations that came before, but those are concepts that we have grown up with. Perhaps something will come along in my generation that changes life as we know it, much the way automobiles do in the early teens and the plow did in the days of the pioneers.I was looking through Doug's first blog because, well, the kid just interests me. He got me thinking back to my first encounters with film. As sad as it seems, I believe that the first movie I ever watched was Babe and after that, I don't remember watching anything until my mom drug me along to watch Titanic. It's odd for me to think back to that day at the movies where I was so bored that I ended up falling asleep. It's amazing how oblivious kids are to the world sometimes. I could never have guessed, at that age, that I was watching one of the most popular and highest grossing movies in history. I think the world would be a wonderful place if everyone viewed the world through the honest mind of a child.
It is really sad to me that we don't appreciate all of the wonderful inventions that we have. I myself am extremely guilty of this as well. Like I said in my blog, until I see cars fly, I can't honestly think of something off the top of my head that would completely blow me away. Even spaceships don't seem like a big deal!
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