Hey Guys!
So I was just thinking about this class, and the assignments we have, especially the photojournal, and it really made me think of the movie “American Beauty”. There is this scene in the movie, (for those who have seen it you’ll know what I’m talking about), where the character Ricky Fitts shows a video he made of a simple plastic bag floating in the air and he speaks about his feelings when he made the video, “It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that’s the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and… this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video’s a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember… and I need to remember… Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world I feel like I can’t take it, like my heart’s going to cave in.”
This is really one of my favorite movie quotes ever. So i just wanted to share that so that everyone will have something to keep in mind while they are creating their photojournals. There is really beauty everywhere!
Thanks for reading 🙂
-Elana
American Beauty. Dir. Sam Mendes. Perf. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch,
and Wes Bentley. Dreamworks, 1999. DVD. Dreamworks Video, 2000.
