In the cult movies film class, we have read about 45 readings, pondered 20 presentations about films, watched 14 screenings, and made a presentation of our very own. This class was eyeopening to the world of cult cinema and really taught me to ponder movies more than just watching them but, most of all it taught me a film is more than its bad acting.

A movie can show very valuable information about a time period, its actors and, most importantly its director. Most of the time cult fans will love a director so much they go watch anything the direct *cough cough* john waters *cough cough*. Which is what makes cult fandom so unique it doesn’t follow any rules it simply praises the unpraised. It lets the underdog rising up through the rubble of losing lots of money to turn it around in midnight shows and extravagant events.

My favorite film in this class was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood it was Quentin Tarintino’s best. Not only is the character development perfect but the movie itself perfectly takes on the role of being back in old Hollywood. Actors take on other actors’ styles and he even makes up a movie so that foreshadowing could occur. Have you ever seen any other director make up any an entire movie for some foreshadowing? Everything is planned out to a T. Even the posters and titles at the movies were planned out perfectly. Most importantly it showed Sharon Tate living her life and if Sharon Tate watching her movie in an audience full of her fans doesn’t give you the feel-good I’m about to cry feeling unlike any movie you’ve ever watched I don’t know what will. Even the soundtrack in the movie gives subtext to the movie. Incorporating people just driving around not only shows there humanity but also allows the viewers to have a break.

Tarantino has really outdone himself this time and we’re not complaining from flame throwers to Bruce Lee Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will not disappoint. My favorite thing about this movie is that it gives Manson the attention he deserves which is no attention at all. It turns this Monster of a man into a cameo. Which is why I think this movie will go down in cult history. I don’t think any other director could have made this movie. He even does goes against the rules of film making in the 21st century by having long cuts instead of 3-second cuts that most films that come of these days have. Which for me concrets the idea of this movie being made in the 60s and 70s. All in all this movie was a home run and we couldn’t have finished the semester with a better film.

To be completely honest I wouldn’t change a thing on the syllabus I feel like the semester was balanced perfectly. Some movies are better than others but the movies that were bad weren’t really that bad and they usually have useful information or great points to bring up. I don’t really think that I would switch any movies out but I do think that you should add in a series. Either a movie in a sequel or a season of a show something like that where it’s not just one show but there’s the development of character I also feel like this would help to play it more tropes, but that’s just my opinion and you don’t have to use it if you don’t want to.