{"id":4978,"date":"2020-10-02T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4978"},"modified":"2020-09-28T00:29:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T04:29:12","slug":"noah-quarantine-movie-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/10\/02\/noah-quarantine-movie-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah: My Favorite Quarantine Movie Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the beginning of the new school year upon us, I find less and less time available to just sit down and watch a movie for myself. And while it\u2019s great to be back on campus and to actually have something to keep me busy, I definitely miss being able to make myself nice and comfy and immerse myself in a movie. So, I figured why not reflect on the movies I\u2019ve watched these past few months that took me out of the drab and dreary world we live in? Here are some of my favorites:<\/span><\/p>\n

La La Land –<\/span><\/i> Dir. Damien Chazelle<\/span><\/h3>\n

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This was my absolute favorite film I watched during my quarantine. It\u2019s really a hard film to dislike. Dazzling colors, catchy tunes, and a heart-wrenching story make this film so compelling, a throwback to the flashy Hollywood musicals of the mid-twentieth century. If you need an escapist film, this one or any of the films in the genre won\u2019t let you down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coast Along the Coast <\/span><\/i>– Agnes Varda<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Yes, this is technically a tourist advertisement for the French Riviera directed by French New-Wave icon Agnes Varda, but it was on the Criterion Channel so I\u2019m going to consider it for this article. This is another fantastic film to escape the world with. Complete with jazzy French music, comforting scenes of smiling faces and crowded beaches, and the novelty of sixties beach fashion, this film is a delight to watch. It\u2019s also sure to make you long for a sunny vacation. While devoid of a narrative, this short film will certainly produce an ample serotonin bump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spirited Away <\/span><\/i>– Hayao Miyazaki<\/span><\/h3>\n

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This film speaks for itself. You\u2019ve seen it, I\u2019m sure. If you haven\u2019t, stop reading this and go watch it. Probably Miyazaki\u2019s most celebrated film, <\/span>Spirited Away<\/span><\/i> is incredibly endearing. Miyazaki creates this fantastical world of unique and memorable characters, so full of youth and wonder that it\u2019s virtually impossible to dislike this film. The music makes it all the more wonderful, and it\u2019s sure to put a smile on your face.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s my list! If you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed in this uncertain time, take a breath, grab a blanket, make a batch of Redenbacher\u2019s Movie Theater Butter Popcorn, and sit down with one of these films. Take care of yourselves!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the beginning of the new school year upon us, I find less and less time available to just sit down and watch a movie for myself. And while it\u2019s great to be back on campus and to actually have something to keep me busy, I definitely miss being able to make myself nice and … Continue reading Noah: My Favorite Quarantine Movie Picks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44588],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4983,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978\/revisions\/4983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}