Red Clip #1

North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock

"Prelude" by Bernard Herrman

                The musical piece goes quite well with the opening credits of this movie. The characters always seem to be getting into some kind of trouble and are always trying to escape it which is what I believe this music piece expresses. The music did not affect so much emotionally as it did intellectually. It made me stay attentive and it grabbed my attention right away. It made me understand that this movie was going to have a lot of action.

Yellow Clip #2

Punk Drunk Love by Paul Thomas Anderson

"He Needs Me (Remix)" by Jon Brion Johnathan Karp

                The music piece I listened too goes well with the story film's story and characters simply because it is a romantic movie. The characters are in love and this song really captures the love between the two characters hence the phrase "He needs me" which is a way of saying the characters cannot be without each other. This music piece emotionally affected me because it made feel the love the characters share. It also made me happy because love is a beautiful feeling.  It also brought an amount of happiness and I believe without the song, the scene would not express the same feelings.

Blue Clip #1

The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola

"Waltz" by Nino Rota

                This piece of music really captures the ethnicity of the story and its characters. The music piece has a strong Italian vibe to it but it also expresses the wrong-doing that is demonstrated in the whole movie. For majority of the music piece, it has a relaxed and apathetic tone to it but still hold that feeling of madness just like the film itself. In this scene it starts off relaxed. As time passes the music starts to speed up and gives off a feeling that something big is on its way. This song prepared the audience for the scene where the character that is found awakening on his bed and soon discovers that there is a bloody horse head in his bed. That is when the music reaches it’s apex and the excitement level is high.

Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis

"People are Strange" "Break on Through" "Love Her Madly" by The Doors .

Forrest Gump is one of my favorite movie when it comes to the music. In my opinion this movie has the best songs, they are songs that really capture the audience throughout the entire film. During the scenes where all the soldiers are wandering around in the Vietnam, they play songs by The Doors in a row. This particular scene demonstrates that music is one of the only things the soldiers looked forward too. It makes me realize that our troops use music to release their stress and kind of escape reality for a while. Another, the songs that were played in this film were also popular during that time.

Jack Black Interviewed on The Treatment

There are many interviews by “The Treatment” but the one that called my attention the most was the one with Jack Black. This interview was posted October 12, 2012 and even though I’m watching a year later I was still able to find it interesting. Jack Black is usually comedic actor in movies for all ages. Some of the famous movies were he has come out are King-Kong, School of Rock, Year one, Shallow Hal, and my all-time favorite Nacho Libre. Besides being an actor Jack Black also appears on Television shows and is a lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D, which was formed in 1944.

In this interview they mainly focused on the movie Bernie, which came out in 2011. The interview is based in what the movie is about and what it was like working with it. In this particular film jack black plays a more serious role than he usually does in all his other films. This interview showed me the other side of Jack Black because I’m used to his funny roles. Something that surprised me is that he said to get emotional during his movies. This was a surprised to me because of the personalities that he has in majority of his films and just the way he is in his normal life.

One of the quotes that Jack black said was "When I go on stage and play my part, I feel like I can express myself more then anywhere else". For jack black to feel like this is crazy to me because I would never think a person with a personality like in his movies would be shy and quiet in public. I mean he is such a good comedian that is hard to think that in real life real life situations he is not like in his films. However, when on stage he feels as if his true colors are naturally expressed. This quotes shows how although people can be quiet and shy there will always be something that can make them feel comfortable and bring the best out of them.

Another thing that stood out to me was when he said, "Anyone can be the Green Lantern. Any Shape or size as long as you hold the ring and that is where I come in".  In his case it shows that his desire to be an actor has always been there even though he is not the nest looking guy in the film industry, that has not stopped from becoming one of the best. The quote also shows that as long as there is desire things will always be possible, you just got to have the passion for it.

The last quote that caught my attention is , "If you dont believe that you are the best band in the world then you shouldnt be a band". This quote is actually by a member of the famous band “The Beatles”. In my opinion it means that if you don’t believe in yourself and that you can be good in whatever you’re doing then you’re doing things wrong because first you must believe in yourself. Anyway Jack Black explain his mind set on his two man band Tenacious D with Kyle Gass his best friend. It also explains the main theme in a number of his works, which is his dream of becoming famous. This quote mean a lot to me because it shows the desire he has even if his band was not one of the best, he still kept going and eventually you will get somewhere.

Finally, the guest had a lot of good things to say about the things he is working on. After this interview I value him more as an actor and serves as an inspiration to me. Jack Black is such a good comedic actor and the things he brings to the screen are what make him my favorite actor ever. He is what makes the film Nacho Libre one of the best movies ever and also my favorite.