Monday, June 18, 2007

Put another POUND in that jukebox baby! Rock N' Roll Cinema

What can I say about the Rock n’ Roll cinema? It was everything I had never imagined. It was an interesting combination of the cinema slash bar scene duo. It combined a childlike scene using “Mongos” fake birthday party as the backdrop for the entry room providing child- like games. The people there all seemed to be young at heart, and the whole feel of the venue was very laidback and comfortable. Even though we were all thrown in a situation we were confused about at first, in the end, we all seemed to embrace the differences in our two cultures with a new light. This fun scene of something unheard of in America can possibly be the most inspirational and eye-opening event in my life. From the amazing short films, to the way the venue was set up really opened up my mind to possibilities in the future. The films were inspiring because they all attempted art in a new frame. The DJ also made this theater an intriguing one. From playing The Beatles to The Sound of Music songs, it also made the theater feel like a night club at times. The music made the films. The music “jelled” the whole program together. It made the times in between films seem somewhat equal to the films being presented because the music was so diverse and intriguing. All the films seen and the people running the show seemed like they were all original, in which is sometimes hard to come by in America these days. These people weren’t trying to fit into the “in” crowd, they were being themselves in a unique way, and it really shinned through in each film and in the venue.

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