Like Crazy

Now anyone who knows me will be aware of how obsessed I am with this film. I tell everyone I meet (almost!) about this film.

I think the reason behind my obsession is because I’m just a sucker for romantic films. I admit it; I do like to think of myself as a fan of a good ol’ indie flick. But when it really comes down to it, if there is a romantic storyline I can swoon over I’m all over it.

Now that’s not to say that I like any romantic film. I recently saw ‘The Lucky One’ and it just made me want to barf all over Zac Efron’s perfectly chiselled face. However when the emotions are so raw and passionate, as in Like Crazy I can’t help but love it.

To achieve this rawness the director, Drake Doremus, avoided scripting scenes. Instead he created detailed outlines for each scene and let the moment between the actors grow naturally.

I recently watched a youtube video of the cast at Sundance and they explained that around 60 hours of material was shot, completely improvised and the film was made out of the edits of that. (I’ll link it below along with the trailer).

There is also a painful reality to the film, not only because of the improvisation but also because of the normality of the lead actors, Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin. The audience can really feel like they are just two norms. People you could meet in your own life. Not to mention the way that they fully become their characters in the film. They genuinely look like a couple in love.

All of these elements add up to create the superb atmosphere of the film. And that is what I am all about. Atmosphere. If after I watch the film I can still feel the same emotions I did when watching the movie then I know it was good.

I literally have no faults to this film. Its perfection - well in my eyes anyway.

So go and watch it now, I dare you…

(Like Crazy is available on DVD and Blu Ray now)

Defining the Relationship

So before I start ranting about films I like and some that I don’t… I feel that it is appropriate that I give a quick little description of what this actually is – define the relationship if you will.

I’ve always been passionate about films. I spend quite a bit of my time finding out the new releases and what not. I have been known to completely loose an evening to youtube film trailers.

Anyway I thought I would apply this passion to a blog, as you do in these social media times.

As I already had an existing (and slightly failed) blog I thought I should do a little bit of plastic surgery and create a new look.

So welcome to my new blog and here goes...

The Grand Tour

This week I will be guest posting in the wonderful travel blog Displaced Nation (http://thedisplacednation.com). I have written a piece on a trip that I made this summer with my friend Cluelessly Clued up (http://contradictivecloud.blogspot.com/)

Look out for my thoughts on the food, arts and accommodation of this fantastic country.

Also watch out for some funny little moments that happened to us while we were out there. One of them involving a ‘Roman Gladiator’ that left my little bloggy friend quite red faced…

I will be posting more stuff on this blog soon, arts reviews and other paraphernalia like that.

So watch this space!

My Brother, the soon-to-be Politician.

Hello there blogging world, I don't believe we've been formally introduced. Well, it's nice to meet you...

After spending the last couple of years watching my mother, Helena Halme (http://helenahalme.blogspot.com/) blog away I have decided to finally bite the bullet and follow in her shoes (catchphrase much!?) I’ll be posting about art, exhibitions and perhaps film. I will also include little stories that I think you may like.

So anyway, lets get on with this!

Last week after aimlessly surfing Facebook when I should have really been working on a presentation for Uni (isn’t it always this way) I saw a status from my brother.

He had casually mentioned his appearance on Question Time. My initial thought was, what appearance exactly? Then after a hurried text to him trying to clear the details out I discovered he had indeed been on actual BBC Question Time asking a, who would have thought it… Question!!

Of course my initial thoughts were not of pride but of confusion. Why had he chosen such a way to let his favourite (and only) sister find out such vital information.

So I rushed to the closest computer to find him on iplayer. And there here was, right at the end of the program. The ‘man in the blue coat.’

This was when I let my annoyance ebb and felt pride. He asked his question so concisely and confidently that my only thought for his future now is that he HAS to become a politician. He has far too many opinions and so little ways to enforce them. So, I say watch this space.