Tomorrow

As with all of the short stories lately, I was confused by it. It had many different names of different characters and it made it hard to follow. I like the setting of the story. It seemed to take place long ago and it showed characteristics of the people in it that were very unique to them and the era they were in, such as the grandfather going home for lunch and then a nap afterward and that usually nothing could effect this routine but the trial did. Stuff such as that helped to show the importance of situations in the story, however, I found it hard to follow and I hope that the movie will once again, clear things up.

Memento Movie!

I thought that the movie was really good. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. At first I had was not sure about it, I thought it would be just another movie like all movies we watch in many class, boring and a waste of time.
It was different from the story but it helped me to understand the story better. When I read the story I was really confused. I didn't know if the character was writing to himself or if someone else was writing to him? The movie cleared it all up and the story began to make a lot more sense.
I loved how the movie kept going back in the time line and sometimes repeated a little of what had previously happened. It was creative on the directors part and it was interesting the watch. It kept your attention because you were always wondering how everything would tie together.
However, I did not like the ending. Apparently I am a straight forward type of person who is savvy enough to pick up on all of the twist and turns. I though I knew what was going on, Lenard new Teddy was the killer, for the most part, and was working up to killing him by putting together the clues he needed to verify it. In the end it seemed to me that the character was unsure of what he was supposed to be doing. It showed the scene where he was acting as Sammy Jenkis and might have killed his wife, accidentally, due to the insulin injections. I guess in my mind it played out differently and I defiantly was not a fan of that idea. It ruined my idea of the love story and the husband looking for closure and revenge on a man whole ruined his life by taking what he loved most away from him.

Memento Mori

I found this story very hard to predict. At first I thought the story would go on for awhile, building up a foundation, and then explain what happened. Maybe the character got into a car accident with his wife and she died but he was injured severally to where he has trouble with short term memory. As the story went on it changed what I had recently thought might be happening. My new thoughts were that someone killed his wife and was out to get him and that some person was leaving these notes for him so that he would realize what happened and maybe snap out of out everything and put it all together again. However, the story ended and I am still unsure of what exactly the author was trying to portray. Was the male character writing the letters to himself? Was it a friend of his? Is it me, am I the only one in the whole class who may not have completely followed this storyline?

"The Killer" From Page to Screen...

The essay review is very informal. First it states the story and what happens, then follows up with the films made of the story and the differences and similarities of each. I find it interesting how each film is titled "The Killers" but they are so different. Many of the directors seemed to take one aspect of the story and put it into their films instead of making the film an exact portrayal of the story.
Most of the films have the same ending, the man they are searching for does not fight back and willing accepts that he is going to die. All of the films also include two characters that are searching for the man to be killed however, the ways in which these two people act in the films differs for each.
Personally, I prefer films to match the story as closely as possible. Nothing is more annoying than reading a book, loving the storyline and then going to see the movie and it is nothing like the book you fell in love with. Changing some small details is okay but not the entire story.
Out of the movies we watched in class on Thursday morning, I prefer the first one. I seemed to fit the story better all around. The time in which it took place seemed to sit well. You could also follow along in your head because you were familiar with each character and what came next. Although some of the scenes were extremely corny, such as the shooting in the end where Anderson was shot and the flashes of light did not match with the timing of the gun shots, I still think it was the best.

The Killers

After reading the beginning of the killers I am curious as to what happens next. When I first started reading I was confused about what was going on. Two men walked into a restaurant and were being extremely rude to the employees but as I kept reading It explained that they were looking for someone. The two men seem to be in a mob? I was surprised that at the end of the reading one of the characters went to telling the man to be killed what had happened and that two men were looking for him. I would have never left for fear that the two men would be watching to see if anyone went to tell him about there appearance at the restaurant. I was confused by Andersons reaction to Nick's visit to tell him about the men. He didnt seem to care. He acted as if he already knew that the men were after him. I was antisipating the two men to be at Anderson's home or waiting in the room and that was why he kept looking at the wall while he was talking to Nick. I am currently unable to watch the videos on the reading, therefore I cannot comment on them.