When I started the challenge I had
a feeling that the film part of the challenge would be the first part that I
would complete, and I was right.
None of the films I watched were as great as Shawshank Redemption
I’ve seen documentaries, epics,
historical, comedy, cult, romance, films that had a lot of hype and films that
were so bad they were good. Some were forgettable; others I wondered how they
got made in the first place, a few were disappointing and didn’t live up to
hype and others I wanted to see again as soon as they finished.
Particular highlights for me
include Love, Rosie and even though romantic comedies are no longer my go to
film, I think because it was based on one of my favourite books I was pleased
with how it turned out.
The Imitation Game was
surprisingly gripping as was Headhunters. 21 Years was motivating and I was
impressed with how Birdman was made. Indecent Proposal was another surprise and
I really liked it. And although I’m not a fan of period pieces, I liked Gone with
the Wind and Suite Francaise.
So what lessons have I learnt from
the films? Joan Rivers and Richard Linklater taught me to not stop working. The
Judge, Delivery Man and The Descendants told me that family loyalty is
important. Birdman and The Second Exotic Marigold Hotel showed that it’s never too
late to have success. Perhaps the best lesson and quote from all the films I
watched comes from The Imitation Game; ‘Sometimes it is the people who no one
imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.’
There really hasn’t been a pattern
in the films that I’ve watched, and as a result I’ve been looking at my dvd
collection and wonder which films I should chuck out as some I haven’t seen in
years. So in the future my film collection may look a little different. Thanks
to everyone who watched the films with me as part of the challenge.
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