As the weather is getting warmer, the senioritis is really seeming to kick in. I wanted to get in the spirit of the end of senior year by watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
A classic by anyone, one of my mom's favorites. I haven't seen this movie for a couple years now, and also wanted to lighten the mood from my last MYST post of You're Next. I love the layout of the movie, how there is still a story, but the main character is talking to the camera every once in a while. I would say that this movie compares to Project X because in this movie as well, the main characters still talk with one another but once in a while address the audience and ask maybe what they would do in that situation. As Ferris Bueller usually does not talk to the camera but he does look at the camera often to just make the audience feel what he is feeling. And of course, his favorite quote, which I wish I abide by it more often, "life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it."
A classic by anyone, one of my mom's favorites. I haven't seen this movie for a couple years now, and also wanted to lighten the mood from my last MYST post of You're Next. I love the layout of the movie, how there is still a story, but the main character is talking to the camera every once in a while. I would say that this movie compares to Project X because in this movie as well, the main characters still talk with one another but once in a while address the audience and ask maybe what they would do in that situation. As Ferris Bueller usually does not talk to the camera but he does look at the camera often to just make the audience feel what he is feeling. And of course, his favorite quote, which I wish I abide by it more often, "life moves pretty fast if you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it." I think this movie is a big step in the movie industry during the 1980, 1986 to be exact. I feel that this movie really makes the audience, especially me, being a senior like him, to empathize with all of the characters, well except Dean Rooney of course :). In this movie I like how there is a bad dean, that just wants to fail Ferris. This can compare to The Breakfast Club and how Principal Vernon wants to make everyone's day miserable, just like Dean Rooney! Wow, what a combo of awful teaching faculty.
One scene that stands out that incorporates a number of different cinematic aspects is when Ferris pretty much makes it in the house, but then Rooney catches him at the door trying to sneak back in. But! Then his sister, who despised him all movie, helps him out and gets Rooney to leave. She finds Rooney's wallet inside, which startles him, and throws it to wake up their vicious Rottweiler. Then Rooney takes a run and then the scene cuts, but most likely, Rooney got attacked by the dog. The camera angles that the director incorporates well is when Ferris is looking for the key to get inside under his mat and sees the dean's tattered shoe. Then Ferris looks up to confront Rooney.
I like the angled camera view to almost seem as if you are there. The camera is close, but I wouldn't consider it to be ECU. I like when Ferris's sister opens the door, presents Rooney with his wallet, and the camera cuts to Rooney's face, especially his eyes and how they open up dramatically signifying that he is screwed and she knows that he was inside their house. Ferris escapes yet again!
In the end, this movie is a classic and is needed to be seen by everyone. I believe that I can go as far as saying this movie is one of the top movies ever made. Well, here is the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-P6p86px6U
and if you haven't seen it.... Shame, shame on you! SEE IT.
I give this movie 4.5/5 stars
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