Episode 35 - How to Watch Movies: Beginner's Guide - Stage 1: Essentials and What Do You Want to Watch?

Are you looking for a new hobby? Do you want to expand your knowledge of or experience with movies? Looking to branch out from the MCU? You have come to the right place! This is the first episode of a series where I will be making a guide for How to Watch Movies. This will have complete beginners in mind, as I am assuming no prior movie-watching experience. I want to preach mindfulness and introspection as you watch along. After I finish the guide, I will watch along, following the same lessons and discussing what I picked up and how it contributes to my movie knowledge. With this first episode, I give you the following five films and tell you how to watch them and why these serve as a great foundation:

1. Jaws - Just an all-time great that balances Art and Entertainment flawlessly. Just watch it and see if you like it or don't.

2. Pulp Fiction - How do you do with the added violence and the unconventional story structure?

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Do you like the added scale and the existential subject matter?

4. Parasite - Easy entry into Foreign Language films. Try to be conscious of themese and symbolism. Do you mind watching a movie with subtitles or in a different language?

5. Citizen Kane - Do you see why this is one of the greatest films of all time? How do you do with an older, black and white film? Watch a bonus feature or read an article about it to see why it was so special for its time.

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