University is fine. The courses are great, the professors are top notch. I just don't like my co-students... at all.
Of course I'm different. I'm about 6-7 years older than most of them, I've seen a bit of the world and just being half german makes a difference, but there are just things about these kids that make me angry.
We get the chance in this country not only to study for free, but the state allows us to see the masterpieces of cinema through the centuries. Of course we start at the beginning. That means silent films. I enjoy the films. I respect the technical challenge the filmmakers overcame and that this is the base of what we have today. It's a way of looking back into the past. You can see people moving about and watch their body language even though they have been gone for decades. I love these movies.
Sadly my wonderfull co-students have absolutely NO respect for the foudation of this media they chose to study. At the screenings they eat, drink, talk loudly, throw stuff around the auditorium and worst of all tell each other how stupid this old crap is. I don't know whether I want to scream or cry whenever I hear this.
It's not only silent film though. Films that are just black and white are also "old and boring". What can I expect from people that start of these studies with the sentence... "Terminator is my favorite movie!". I liked Treminator too, but there is so much cool stuff out there if you just keep your head open.
Life is tough at the moment. My grandmother died a few weeks ago. I really miss her. She and my mom raised me. There are so many tiny things I miss. It feels like the universe is out of balance at the moment. I don't want to talk a lot about it.
I hope things will be better soon.
[ 2 comments ] ( 38 views ) permalink Of course I'm different. I'm about 6-7 years older than most of them, I've seen a bit of the world and just being half german makes a difference, but there are just things about these kids that make me angry.
We get the chance in this country not only to study for free, but the state allows us to see the masterpieces of cinema through the centuries. Of course we start at the beginning. That means silent films. I enjoy the films. I respect the technical challenge the filmmakers overcame and that this is the base of what we have today. It's a way of looking back into the past. You can see people moving about and watch their body language even though they have been gone for decades. I love these movies.
Sadly my wonderfull co-students have absolutely NO respect for the foudation of this media they chose to study. At the screenings they eat, drink, talk loudly, throw stuff around the auditorium and worst of all tell each other how stupid this old crap is. I don't know whether I want to scream or cry whenever I hear this.
It's not only silent film though. Films that are just black and white are also "old and boring". What can I expect from people that start of these studies with the sentence... "Terminator is my favorite movie!". I liked Treminator too, but there is so much cool stuff out there if you just keep your head open.
Life is tough at the moment. My grandmother died a few weeks ago. I really miss her. She and my mom raised me. There are so many tiny things I miss. It feels like the universe is out of balance at the moment. I don't want to talk a lot about it.
I hope things will be better soon.
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