Blazing Saddles

This movie was a very interesting way of mocking every one, and every thing. I didn't care for it all that much, but I did find parts to be funny. In order to watch this movie you have to remember to leave all hard feelings at the door. The movie is an older one so one can't expect it to have wonderful scenes. For example the very begining was a desert with a small town, but one could easily see that it was infact just a minature scene that could be set on a table. The rest of the movie was shot in a way that didn't make you think too much about how they made the movie, untill the very end. In the end of the movie a fight brakes out and the fight goes off screen and is combined other scenes of other moives. This was to show that this movie is just a joke of everything, and everyone, including itself (but the sad part is how every thing that was said is true). If it weren't for some of the characters, the movie would have been a flop. I can see this movie becoming a somewhat musical you could go and see at the theater. I over all enjoyed the movie, and all the characters.

10 questions for the Dali Lama

The documentary 10 questions for the Dali Lama was a quick examination of the 14th Dali Lama's life. I only wish that there was more of the story of how he came to be, if you would like to see more of that story rent the movie Kundun. The begining of the documentary started off with a very high pitched voice and was very unfamiliar, but you later find out it's the voice of the 14th Dali Lama. Because the 14th Dali Lama has such a strong accent it is very unclear what he says. One thing that I appreciated was the fact that there were captions at the bottom of the screen as to what he said. All though this was great, the questions seemed to go round and round. The close up shots of the 14th Dali Lama and of other every day people were a good way to bring the story closer to the view, but need to be placed diffrently. One other thing I did not particulary care for was how the director did not introduce him self untill the middle of the moive, it was a shock when he just appeared in one of the senens. Over all it was a good choice of topic and very informative, but the little things are what make the movies, and the little things needed to be looked at a bit more in order to call this documentary great.