Had to write an essay for my German Film class this week. That was kind of a bummer. The assignment was to analyze any of the films we watched in class based on what genre the movie was. So for example, I chose to write about how the film La Habanera was an Escapist Melodrama. I chose this movie because I thought it was interesting that these types of films were prominent during WWII in Germany. I initially believed the market to overwhelmingly be made up of propaganda films, but the motivation was really to distract the viewers from the terrors of the war.
In Japanese Film class, we wrapped up Seven Samurai and discussed it in class. I thoroughly enjoyed this film because it was action packed and had a very diverse range of characters, who were all very cool in their own way. A lot of other students like the film as well and it averaged about an 8.5 from the class reviews. We also started doing an in depth look at Confucianism and the different major relationships involved in traditional Confucian beliefs. Next, we are supposed to watch a film about the 47 Ronin, who were samurai whose master was wrongfully sentenced to commit suicide. The 47 Ronin then infamously seeked vengeance for their master's death.
In my Business and Legal Foss class we went to RocPy! You can read about this meetup in my other blog post! Basically, RocPy is always fun and productive and you should attend if you can.
In other news, still hammering through the classical Era for Music class. This week was kind of a wind down before spring break.
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