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[filmsandthrills-blog]

BLUESPACE (A work in progress)

Blue space is directed by Ian Cheney, and from what I gathered it was about the idea that we could live on mars and all of the different possibilities when it comes to changing land to be suitable for humans to live on. I did not enjoy this film at all. I know it’s unfinished, so I am excited to see the final product because the topic is very interesting, but I hope he fixes the fact that I felt like I was watching a glorified power point. It was very slow, and there were too many shots with no talking. The shots were amazing and beautiful, but looking at pictures for two hours gets boring when they are just there to look nice and not tell a story. You had to rely on the dialog to get the story, and there would be long stretches of time without dialogue. It made it hard for me to focus and find the story and meaning of the film.

[jesse-mays-composition-proj-blog]

Paint a Line, Change the World

This film, like many other activism films, was very intriguing and caught my interest quick.  I enjoyed the enthusiasm of the activist painters and how into their cause they were.  I also thought it was interesting to see the science behind taking down dams and what it does to the ecosystem both while the dam is standing and after it was taken down.  

Here is a LINK to a video showing just how fast the river goes back to its normal flow and how much force there is behind the dam.

[jesse-mays-composition-proj-blog]

Expedition to the End of a REALLY BORING World

Most people know the problems global warming is creating for the arctic but this film shows a different view of these problems.  It is a much more personalized view from the inside of the research going into these studies.  This film shows many very personal clips of the researchers and artists being themselves as a sort of "candid" filming style.  

Here is a Link to an interesting review of the film.