I may consider that at some point in the future, but right now my time is very limited due to the nature of my job. I'm not able to spend as much time here as I would like. When I have a few minutes to spare, most of time is spent reading on other boards. There are so many interesting topics to explore, but since my time is so limited, I mainly post here.
The last few years, Landscape Photography has become another hobby of mine which takes up most of my spare time, especially during the Fall and Winter months. I am still very much an amateur in every since of the word, because it is a very time consuming hobby to pursue.
I was introduced to film at an early age, my parents went to the theater quite frequently and they allowed me to tag along. My Mother loves movies also, but not to the extent that I do. We discuss movies on occasion, but she tends to lose interest rather quickly. I guess the things that interest me, are not necessarily interesting to her. My Mother has always been fascinated with Egyptian and Roman culture, The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur are two of her favorite movies, both Epic Films.
For many years, one of the local networks had a showing of The Ten Commandments every Easter Sunday. At that time, it was the only school night where I was allowed to stay up past 9 o'clock. I'm sure, experiencing those kind of films at such an early age is where my Love of Cinema originated.
Growing up, I was a big fan of Sergio Leone and Besson's style struck me as very similar in terms of Cinematography. Their style of Filmmaking is very appealing to me, especially during emotional moments between characters. When The Professional was released, Besson and Reno were new to me, and even though I was impressed with the story and the film, I always felt that something was missing. Later I purchased The Professional on VHS, I watched it a couple of times, then put it aside and pretty much forgot about it. Sometime in early 2000 I purchased Leon on DVD and the new experience provided by the additional footage is where my admiration for the film began. The emotional content within the story is so compelling to me, I only wish I could explain why.
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bowilly-88704
8 years ago
DFC I forgot to mention that I really enjoyed your review, Black Knight, child princess, monstrous evil. Also I have a question, are you planning to start a new thread like Symbolism and repetition in Leon, if so I'm looking forward to reading them.
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DFC-2
8 years ago
No new thread plans. I consider keeping my thoughts in one branded thread an easy way to reference research answers as well as my personal thoughts about the film.
IMDb has followed a general practice of culling forums by date and the slower individual movie forums by number of posts (about 1,000). Having just one thread means that I can contribute to it in some way before either happens. I rebuilt it after the last surprise culling, studied their methods for weeding out forums, and have kept it alive since 2003.
Even though movies weren't as big a deal for me as books, my family and friends when I was growing up saw and talked about films all the time. I've attended and run film programs about different eras several times over the decades and have over 3,000 films on DVD or Blu-ray. So we have a somewhat similar background in that respect. Most of my non-professional photographs (otherwise, primarily documenting facts with pictures of documents, etc.) are of landscapes, and I follow several professionals who specialize in landscape photography, so I agree that your hobby requires a great deal of skill to do well.
Right now, my life is split between frequent out of town trips to help either my family or my wife's parents, both in different states (700 miles apart) from where my wife and I live, and research work for clients.
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