Nov 08, 2006 00:45
Read the title like that famous Marlon Brando line "I coulda been a contenda" from On The Waterfront.
I am completely obsessed with film and film theory right now. I seriously can't watch anything decent without geeking hard over it. Seriously, I want to do an in depth analysis of social commentary implied by The Incredibles for heaven's sake, and I want to do it right, as in, my 30-50 page honors thesis. I want to do it so bad that whenever I sit to write all I can think about is film and how visual rhetoric (a very cool concept) works wonders and how much I like certain elements and bla bla bla.
If it was just a matter of theory, I would be tempted to drop outta this shit and try my hand at directing. Just enroll at USC (southern cal) and study directing. Then I could try to impose my will on famous actors and producers alike for a living. Alas, though, directing takes vision, talent and perseverance, and I lack all three. Plus, liking movies is not exactly akin to being able to make movies.
But my new dream job is now taking shape. Pixar has a board of in house writers to consult on/write ever script that animation studio does, and their movies (even Cars, to a lesser degree) totally rock.
Now physics. x_X