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Nicky's Birthday Camera

"Careful, he's rolling."

I'm going to review a movie that is very barren from tumblr, or the internet for that matter. lol I'm sure none of you have ever heard of this movie before, and that's because there was no big release, it only played in film festivals and such, it won a lot of awards at those festivals, but why this movie?

My professor, John Walcutt, actually stars, and co wrote this and made this movie with his friends in 9 days I think, for about $12,000. I was interested because he has a bigger role in this movie, seeing his acting chops, not just his small part in Little Miss Sunshine or the Titanic. Other than that I had no idea what to expect from this film, I expected some tension because that's what it's made out to be.

Wow. lol You would not expect all of the shit that just happened in this movie. By the end of it, I really didn't know how to feel. Did I like it? Did I not like it? lol I was trying to figure out if I did, and the more I think about it, the more I liked it. Such an interesting concept coming from the perspective of a kid, and his film making and editing tricks, with such a interesting (that's not even the right word, lol) family and the ideas about sex, lies, deception and although I got frustrated by this theme which I will explain later, I thought it was a very different, well acted film.

Let's start with the acting, for the most part I thought everybody did very well. There was one person that I just wasn't into, but besides that they did well. The best person who I thought did the best was my professor. I was very impressed by what he did in this role, and the end of the movie kind of made his performance even better. There was also this actor, Brian Lee Franklin who played this mentally disabled person, and he did really well.

Some of the shots are very interesting because again, it's dealing with the concept that this kid is behind all of this editing and these shots, and some were actually beautiful shots of the land around, animals and stuff like that and that was nice to see. The editing took a while to get use to. My professor described it as a kid who just got final cut for the first time and using every single thing that he could use, with things that a director or editor would never use. lol A problem I kept seeing was that I kept asking myself how the hell would these people keep talking like this with a kid around video taping everything. For me, I would be very aware if somebody was recording a private conversation of mine, but that's just me. So some of those were questionable.

Now the story. The story is probably my biggest criticism of this film all because I just couldn't believe that all of these things are happening. I couldn't believe that these people were acting this way, with the circumstances they were in. I was kind of angry with all of these movies that had to deal with sex, lies, deception. I felt like I've seen a lot of movies that have had to deal with the idea of temptation, sex, and just plain out being an asshole for the betterment of your needs, and I was just frustrated by it.

But I attribute that feeling to what has been happening this week for me which I won't explain here. There is a line between reality and fantasy, and when you can't find that line, that's where you start to become frustrated. This week I had a hard time believing in a certain event because a reality I thought to be true, wasn't. And so with this, I was just so angry that life could be this way. Although it's a made up scenario, there is some reality to it and it's that idea that pissed me off. My professor said it himself that things like this happen, and for me I was just sad, and angry, so that's probably why I didn't like the story that much, but I do appreciate the work and what it's trying to say, and in the end it conveyed this emotion in me about reality that wasn't a hatred of the film, and if it does that I would say it's pretty successful.

But none the less, I think what I really liked this film was that it was just a couple of guys making a movie and having fun with it. It was so awesome to have my professor talk about the process of making this movie, the cost and what they had to deal with. It was interesting to see inside the mind of somebody who has actually made a film and been successful with it. I have to say I was pretty inspired for a bit, and it really made me want to make my own film, at least a short film maybe.

Overall, this was a very interesting film, with an interesting concept. I liked that it was from the perspective of a younger kid, and all of the editing tricks that came with it. Most of the acting was great, especially from my professor himself. Although I hated the story because of what it conveyed, it's still good because it made me have emotion towards it, and from a couple of guys that made a film in 9 days for $12,000 I would say they did a damn good job with it. 7.5/10 or 3.3/5

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CONFESSION; im have a good day (:

today is going absolutely great (: and there isn't a thing that can bring me down right now. im having so much fun with friends, so much weight is being lifted off my shoulders since school is done (well i have ONE more class left), and things are just good (: ive gotten some very powerful advice from stage and film actor and director John Walcutt and he's made such an impact on my life (: he gave me some words of wisdom and im really glad i've gotten to not only work with him but grow and develop along side him and really get to know him personally. im feeling good right now and its clearly evident because SEVERAL men have hit on me . hahah, again, this isnt likely but i guess its my attitude and presence. mind you im not physically attractive, im actually quite gross-looking, but the way i carry myself made me approachable and it kinda made me warm inside (: it makes me want to be like this everyday (: i like being flirtatious , i like the attention, and i like this feeling (: