Martinee was an entertaining movie to watch. I enjoyed it. I was basically about a man coming to showcase his movies which comes with never seen before live feathers. The only problem for him was the timing and the aspect that it was something new and people especially the older generation were doubting him and didn’t want to see what he created even when he provided free tickets. The movie had many stories that combined at the end and it was easy to follow. All the kids wanted to see the movie while the teens were not as excited to go and had a time of their lives. Relationships were either created or strengthened. As I might have thought it was wrong timing to show the film, Lawrence Woolsey the filmmaker, though it was the right time and would cause excitement and fear. Havery wanted to get a job and change his ways but was distracted by his young ex-girlfriend who was with Stan. After seeing them in the audience, he lost it. He wanted to get his ex-girlfriend and steal the money and leave town and wanted it to be a dramatic exit so he recited one of his poems which he seemed so “good” at. That part was funny. I really enjoyed Sandra’s character. She was too smart for her own good and didn’t care what others thought. I watched the beginning half with my 9 year sister and she made some comments on how they were acting the same way of stacking up on supplies just like how people are now about the coronavirus. Some ladys were grabbing tissues in the movie and she was like “look at her taking all the toilet tissue”. My little sister is so funny. I might let her finish the movie on her own maybe because she was enjoying it. My favorite quote was “Grownups are making it up as they go along, just like you do” said by the filmmaker and that is so true.

In the article “Film As a Subversive Mass Art: Joe Dante at BAM” takes about Joe Dante’s success in capturing an audience with his new inventive way of making cinema different and scary. “Turning a commodity of industrial Christianity, the Xmas movie, into an anti-consumerist satire without losing popular appeal was not an easy thing to pull off.” Although parents were skeptical of the films, the younger generation were able to experience something new and different and watch it evolve before their eyes. The article “Collective Screams: William Castle and Gimmick Film” talks about the importance of the relationship of the screen and audience. Cinema of attraction never died but became dormant. 3D movies were made to restore newness of technologies but was a replica of an old invention that died down and more. Things that are done to get the attention of are promotional stunts, Street dancing and live props that bring the movies to life and creates an unforgettable experience that leave you wanting more and more like how in Matinee the mom was disappointed that her son could not watch the movie because they were not having a second screening and that was all the son was talking about.