This week’s screening was my favorite by far. “The Warriors” was an absolutely riveting story of non-stop chase and “beat” or be “Beat up”. Or as Chris aptly described “one long chase scene.”

As you all know by now, I am an absolute sucker for title sequences. This week’s performance did not disappoint one bit. The title and introduction of movie staff was incorporated into the beginning scenes of the movie. As we were leaning the names of the people behind the movie, we were also being submerged into the plot of the movie as well.

Within these first moments, the funniest line I heard was “I’ll bet no one’s even gonna be there.” Moments after this line, we are brought to the gathering of thousands of gang-members surrounding a platform awaiting the words of the man that brought them there.

The fandom for this movie as we discussed in class is off the charts! One of the biggest parts of this fandom is the extremely quotable aspect of this film. One quote that that stood out to me the most was “Can you dig it?!” I have heard that line countless times all through my entire childhood, and always thought it was a part of a different movie, when in fact it was those other movies that used the line from this cult classic. When I heard those words come out of the “leaders” mouth, my face lit up with joy because of how impactful that line has been to me, and the unity it created when spoken to the thousands of people gathered there that night.

The true beginning of the chase this movie provided was when the leader was shot. The warriors were framed with the murder and all the “menacing” gangs of New York were tasked with eliminating them. Throughout this entire chase, I couldn’t help but wonder if the sun was ever going to be out. This was an interesting thought that I took note of while watching the film, but we later discussed in class that because of the way they wanted to shoot this movie, they had to film most of it at night. This in turn led to the lack of pedestrians.

The comic book-like transitions were mesmerizing. I loved its incorporation, and in my opinion, it brought even more life to the film.

John Fiske’s reading this week on the cultural economy of fandom, is the one that stuck me the most. When he talks about cinema filling the voids for people who lack certain social experiences, that stuck a core with me, as I completely agree with that statement, and all that it represents.

All of the presentations this week were phenomenal, but my favorite was the one about back to the future 3. The presentation itself was very informative, and proved cult status to not only the trilogy, but the 3^rd movie in its own right. The best part about the presentation was the personal connection that was displayed towards the film, and the impact that it has had on her from her childhood, to her homecoming parade.