In an attempt to earn my ‘movie connoisseur’ stripes, I’ve been watching a whole bunch of wonderfully old films lately. You know, the ones where women are expected to be weak and overly dependent on the male hero, and where love scenes don’t expose any wicked body parts. Films where the sets actually look like film sets, and plot twists are usually figured out well before they happen because, well, we’ve seen them rehashed for decades.
I can get used to most of these things. What I just can’t get used to, however, is the way in which many of these films have become unrealistic because of technological advances in the past year. It’s maddening to see how many problems that these black and white protagonist face could be solved easily with current technology.
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I love bad movies. And with bad, I mean movies that can be described with adjectives like ‘dark’, ‘bleak’, ’sad’ or ‘depressing. Many of my friends don’t understand this, and even I find this fondness difficult to explain. Why do I love movies so much, and why do I love ‘bad’ movies in particular? What is it about them that I find so good?
Have you ever heard of ‘animated typography’? No? Neither had I. I’m not even sure if that’s what it’s called. Here’s a 
The Life of Brian is not only hilarious, but to my surprise, a great movie as well! Why the surprise? Well, I started watching it expecting one of those irritating, blasphemous, over-the-line movies that has me crying with laughter, as well as feeling guilty for not hating something that is so against my beliefs. It was banned on release in many places, after all! Instead, it turned out to be a