A Robert Pattinson Movie For the Haters

I'll admit, I used to be a hater. I can describe my negativity towards Robert Pattinson in one word. Twilight. However! Upon being forced to take my girlfriend at the time to the movies, I watched a film called Remember Me. This is a drama about a dysfunctional family, an atypical way to meet a girl, and the inner conflict of ones own moralities compared to society's.

Going into the movie, I was very reluctant, but the opening scene hooked me. The following storyline did not disappoint. A great cast and wonderful cinematography aided this very much as well. I think I remember a critic call Pattinson's performance "gut-wrenching," and I completely agree. Very unlike the stoic, cavalier, pale, and sparkling vampire from the Twilight series that put such a bad taste in my mouth when in comes to Robert Pattinson. If you thought you hated him simply because of that, I would recommend to give him a second chance. It just goes to show that an actor is not always defined by their characters. Oh, and the ending is sure to come as a very shocking surprise, definitely too big to spoil in a blog post like this. I did not know how to react at first, it was just so unexpected that all I could do was pick my jaw up off the floor.

To close, I apologize to the die-hard Twilight fans that I may have offended with this post, and recommend this movie to Pattinson haters. It will give you a totally new respect for him (on that same token, I re-watched Twilight with a new picture of him in my head... it still sucked).

Sincerely,
Scott

Stories without motion

    A lot of people, when I talk to them, think that in order to be visually engaged something must be moving.  A car exploding, a person running from police, or even just a conversation between friends.  This idea however neglects the amazing storytelling abilities of still images. A single image can capture emotion and explain an entire story.  The frame is what makes work difficult for both still photographers and videographers.  A photographer has to capture the moment in just one frame, known as the decisive moment, a term coined by Henri Cartier-Bresson.  On the other hand a videographer has to fill 27 frames a second with interesting imagery that helps tell the story.  Personally I think both are difficult to accomplish successfully.  However I find telling a story in a single frame much more challenging.  The Concord Monitor did an excellent job at telling a story that is engaging and emotionally involved with only still images and words. Their work will not be seen by the masses nor win an Oscars, but the quality of storytelling is just as powerful.  This is the quintessential example of great stories without motion.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/sites/all/storage/media/rememberme/index.html

                                             Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson.