Blog 3 - chinenye

As I have said before, I really appreciate this class. I, myself, am trying to be a movie critic. I not only want to critique films, but also videos games, TV shows, comic books-- essentially anything related to geek culture. I had no idea of the concept of semiotics before I joined this class. I have to say, watching my favorite movie in the WORLD, The Dark Knight, over again and having to actually think a LOT deeper about what I was watching was an interesting experience. I saw so many things after learning about the rules of semiotics and watching this time around than I did when I had watched it at earlier times. It was almost as if I were watching a completely new film. As if I were seeing the movie for the first time. It sounds bad to say, but I really can never watch that movie the same way again. I started to understand a lot of the characters that I didn't even like before. I have not started picking apart every line and ever seen, every camera pan. Now, I have learned that there might actually be a reason behind a lot of the scenes you watch. That certain things very well can symbolize something important. I definitely will not be able to appreciate movies, shows, cartoons or any form of media the same way again. Now, I will think harshly about everything I see, and wonder a little bit more about what the writers were thinking.