Entre les murs, football
First of all: I can feel weather changes in my jaw, where the metal plates are. That's just...strange.
Secondly: Yesterday, I went to see 'Entre les murs', a French film which won a golden thingie at Cannnes, with part of my French class at this French-German mini-film festival we have here in Karlsruhe. My classmates pretty much thought it sucked, while I (and my teacher) thought that it was a very interesting and emotionally challenging film.
It's based on a book by a man who spent some time teaching in a very socially difficult area in France and basically, it shows scenes from one class and their class teacher throughout one school year. It's mostly told from the viewpoint of the teacher, who is played by the original author of the book, and you really can see and understand his helplessness and frustration. But at the same time, I had sympathy for the kids.
It can be very tiring to watch, as the kids and the teacher shout over each other a lot, and I teared up a few times, too, but there are some funny parts in it as well.
My classmates thought that it had neither a real plot nor a real solution at the end, and that's why they didn't like it, but personally, I think you have to approach this film in another way - if you see it more as a documentary, as I did, it does a great job of showing the problem and the helplessness of all involved. There's no solution because there's no solution in real life.
I'd recommend it, as long as you don't just want some light entertainment. Speaking of which, I could really go for some Live Free or Die Hard right now...
Finally, football:
- Match 1: Germany vs. Serbia. I only saw the last 20 minutes of this game because I had an appointment for a quick check-up at the hospital in Heidelberg (When we arranged it, we didn't know Germany was playing.). Amusingly, they called yesterday to ask if we couldn't come earlier, which wasn't possible, and when we got there, we only spent about 5 minutes in the hospital - normally we wait at least half an hour, but today there were literally only two other people waiting and we went right through. The doctor, who probably was in the entrance hall watching the game before we arrived (they had a screen up there), was called and when he arrived we spent maybe three minutes talking before we arranged the next appointment and went back out. We didn't even have to pay for the parking, that's how fast we were.
Anyway, when me and my Dad where back home, we caught the rest of the match but...well. What a disappointment. There were some decisions by the referee that I wasn't very happy with, especially near the end, but I don't really blame him for the outcome. *sigh*
- Match 2: USA vs. Slovenia. There are three reasons why I like the US national team. They are very nonsensical and shallow reasons.
1. I like that guy with the beard. I don't know why. I just like him.
2. That Donovan dude looks like a friend of mine. Said friend's father is from the US. This amuses me way too much.
3. Their jerseys are cool.
Aside from that, I actually thought they deserved to win and I don't understand why that goal didn't count. I don't think anybody but the referee understands that.
England is playing in 15 minutes - Let's see how that goes.
P.S.: An observation: I haven't heard that German football song by Sportfreunde Stiller once this year. What the hell? I really liked that one...
Secondly: Yesterday, I went to see 'Entre les murs', a French film which won a golden thingie at Cannnes, with part of my French class at this French-German mini-film festival we have here in Karlsruhe. My classmates pretty much thought it sucked, while I (and my teacher) thought that it was a very interesting and emotionally challenging film.
It's based on a book by a man who spent some time teaching in a very socially difficult area in France and basically, it shows scenes from one class and their class teacher throughout one school year. It's mostly told from the viewpoint of the teacher, who is played by the original author of the book, and you really can see and understand his helplessness and frustration. But at the same time, I had sympathy for the kids.
It can be very tiring to watch, as the kids and the teacher shout over each other a lot, and I teared up a few times, too, but there are some funny parts in it as well.
My classmates thought that it had neither a real plot nor a real solution at the end, and that's why they didn't like it, but personally, I think you have to approach this film in another way - if you see it more as a documentary, as I did, it does a great job of showing the problem and the helplessness of all involved. There's no solution because there's no solution in real life.
I'd recommend it, as long as you don't just want some light entertainment. Speaking of which, I could really go for some Live Free or Die Hard right now...
Finally, football:
- Match 1: Germany vs. Serbia. I only saw the last 20 minutes of this game because I had an appointment for a quick check-up at the hospital in Heidelberg (When we arranged it, we didn't know Germany was playing.). Amusingly, they called yesterday to ask if we couldn't come earlier, which wasn't possible, and when we got there, we only spent about 5 minutes in the hospital - normally we wait at least half an hour, but today there were literally only two other people waiting and we went right through. The doctor, who probably was in the entrance hall watching the game before we arrived (they had a screen up there), was called and when he arrived we spent maybe three minutes talking before we arranged the next appointment and went back out. We didn't even have to pay for the parking, that's how fast we were.
Anyway, when me and my Dad where back home, we caught the rest of the match but...well. What a disappointment. There were some decisions by the referee that I wasn't very happy with, especially near the end, but I don't really blame him for the outcome. *sigh*
- Match 2: USA vs. Slovenia. There are three reasons why I like the US national team. They are very nonsensical and shallow reasons.
1. I like that guy with the beard. I don't know why. I just like him.
2. That Donovan dude looks like a friend of mine. Said friend's father is from the US. This amuses me way too much.
3. Their jerseys are cool.
Aside from that, I actually thought they deserved to win and I don't understand why that goal didn't count. I don't think anybody but the referee understands that.
England is playing in 15 minutes - Let's see how that goes.
P.S.: An observation: I haven't heard that German football song by Sportfreunde Stiller once this year. What the hell? I really liked that one...