Review: Julie and Julia

  I absolutely loved the movie. I loved the way they kept going back and fourth between the two stories, and how they intertwined and meshed so well together. The food was visually stunning and  looked very appetizing. I like how they had little ''stories'' inside the main story of the cooking. I loved the way Meryl Streep resembled Julia Childs with the looks, the voice, everything. I would definitely recommend this movie to my family and friends. They would probably enjoy it more if they were into cooking, blogging or had a fascination with Julia Childs. 

Julie and Julia

Q: How are the concepts you are currently learning about in class/school reflected in the movie Julie & Julia?

A: Julie and Julia is all about achieving goals and not giving up. In school they always say to try your best and never give up, like Julie and Julia. In school we are constantly learning new things and techniques as it is simliar to cooking. In Cooking class we have to follow a standardized recipe, like Julie has to follow. In the photo class I am currently in, we are about to make a how to video and it is similar to Julia Childs' cooking videos. In my math class, it's all about finding what makes sense or goes together. If the equation doesn't work for the problem, then I must try a different equation to see what works. It's just like cooking and figuring out what meshes well together.
 

-Accept that doing anything well requires hard work.

Julia wasn’t satisfied to take culinary classes or write recipes off-the-cuff — her kitchen was her laboratory. While in culinary school, she’d come home from class and spend hours working out the hows and whys of what she’d learned that day. When writing recipes, she’d test every ingredient and measurement, experimenting with mayonnaise until she was certain no one could possibly have written more on the subject than she had. “I had never taken anything so seriously in  my life — husband and cat excepted — and I could hardly bear to be away from the kitchen,” she wrote.

I can use this in my own life when applying to any of my hobbies. I love to film, and I may get frustrated about a certain shot, but I know once I get it right, it will be completely worth it. I just need to try new things and if they don't work, that's okay, and I can just try something different. When I am done shooting, then I have to edit, which takes time and lots of hard work, so I must stay committed, because I know that my hard work would pay off.

Questions

Q: What are your interests, hobbies and / or passion?

A: I enjoy frolicking through the woods and enjoying the beauty of nature that surrounds me. When I see a perfect picture opportunity, I snatch the chance. When I feel like uploading something on YouTube, I try to think of many ideas and eventually work on one. I like making stop motions either as song lyrics or just short random stories. I also like making music videos, and I want to start making short films. If I'm not filming, than I am either drawing (pencil, marker, or chalk) random things that just come to mind, like a cat with a top hat holding a liter of soda that is bigger than the cat itself. I also love doing makeup, of any kind. I prefer costume makeup, so I can be who ever I want. It's fun to be something out of the ordinary. Music and hanging out with friends is also something I enjoy. The music makes me really happy and I can usually find a song that sums up my mood. When I'm with friends, I feel really happy, knowing that I have people to count on and who love me for my weird self.

Q: Do you think that you have to have your life completely figured out by the age of 30? Why or why not?

A: I would say that it wouldn't have to be completely figured out. I would like most things in my life to be stable and concrete. I know I have time to figure things out, but I'd be happy knowing that my life would be completely figured out by 30. 30 is an age where I want to be done with college and hopefully settle down, but if I want to ever change something in my life, I would. No one says you have to figure out your life at 30, so do what ever you want because you are the only one who has any say in your life decisions.

Different Kind of Love

    For my stop motion, I worked with Claudia and we made a stop motion using a muffin and two cupcakes. We based our story off of Romeo and Juliet, in that there was a forbidden love, but we didn't go that far into them dying at the end. I like happy endings, so they just kissed at the end. It took a few hours to make, but it was completely worth it in the end, and I am very proud of it.

Video to our stop motion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNioAXHGYJc

Top Ten Disney Classics

   For my top ten project, I chose to do the top ten Disney classics. I found a list of the top Disney classics on the Disney website, and decided to make a video on them. I chose When You Wish Upon A Star, because it is from a great Disney movie, Pinocchio. I thought the slowness and smoothness of the song fit well with the transitions and slides.