The second change in my life at the moment is the recent purchase of an unlimited card at Cineworld. Along with most other members of our course we have purchased this card which entitles you to visit the cinema to watch a film as many times as you want within a month. And i have to say it is amazing, i would recommend it to anyone who hasn't got one already. I have to say i have fully taken advantage of this card so far this month. One of the first films I have seen since coming to Glasgow was '500 Days of Summer". I felt that one factor that made the film different from most other romantic comedies was it's non-linear plot structure. I feel that because the film played around with the typical episodic layout in order to make themselves stand out from the rest of the films released within the rom-com genre at this moment in time. Another factor that interested me about the film was its storyline. By simply looking at the tag-lines for the film the audience is able to tell that this is not a typical feel about a man and woman falling in love, overcoming an obstacle and living happily ever after. This originality is shown within the tag-line "This is not a love story. This is a story about love." I feel that this film will appeal to a slightly more intellectual audience who are not so concerned with a film that follows stereotypical conventions, the target audience for this film may not mind that the main characters don't live happily ever after, or that not all loose ends are tied up. I think that the relationships between characters within this film are closer to real life and the audience will appreciate this. One more factor that i like about this film is how males and females are represented. So often in romantic comedies women are represented as overly emotional and unable to function successfully without a mans love and affection. I enjoyed this film as the main character Summer does not need a boyfriend to validate her life. She mentions this several times throughout the film, for example when she says, "I don't want a boyfriend." and "I'm just not looking for anything serious." This message is also reinforced in a tag-line which says "Boy meets girl. Boy fall's in love. Girl doesn't." I think that 500 Days of Summer successfully does it's job of representing a modern woman who is not overtly emotional in a sophisticated and subtle manner as opposed to taking the easy way out and portraying her as a character that is bitchy and cold.
Another film which i enjoyed watching recently was District 9. I felt that the sci-fi film was quite sophisticated for its genre and dealt with some strong and sensitive issues, that i feel are not typically dealt with to such an extent in many other films of its kind. The effects of racism in particular is an issue which plays a predominant role in the ideology of the film. I found it interesting to see that the film was set in South Africa, a place where racism has been a very significant issue. However the racism was not taking place between black people and white people, but rather humans and the aliens nicknamed 'the prawns'. I felt the film spoke alot about society at this moment in time and how the face of the world has changed so much even within the past 50 years. The film featured signs saying "No Prawns allowed" which seemed very similar to the signs that restricted black people from riding busses or going into restaurants in the past. It was interesting to see however that a black police officer was one of the people treating the prawns in a negative way. All in all I felt that this film was quite enjoyable and contained a deeper more profound ideology than some other science fiction films.
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