Today we learned how television exposes arguably good and bad media (wether it is good or bad depends on the person and their discretion). My takeaway from today's class was that good media and bad media can coexist. Leeper shared his postion and I agree with it: As long as good media is being produced, then the bad has a right to be there as well. Just let the bad media do it's own thing, and don't get butthurt if it offends you.

Today we viewed "Duel" by Pavel Koutsky. I felt a strong connection with the boy in this film. The boy had natural creativity and an interest in the world that he wanted to pursue, but as he grew older someone decided what he should and shouldn't know. The funnel in his head was comical because that's actually what it feels like to go to school and not care at all about what you're being taught. As he is carried along the assembly line of life, he saw what was happening in front of him. Boys like him were turning into men with suits, and dying. Fearing a similar fate, he abandoned ship and escaped the strong influence of conformity.  

I really enjoyed this film because it perfectly describes the stage of life I am at. Like the boy, I don't want to grow up. I love my youth and who I am. I don't want to be the same as everyone else. It's so hard not to view life for what it is: You are born, you work, and you die. That thought terrifies me, so I find myself trying to go against every societal norm. Anyways, enough about my teen angst. I was just pleasantly surprised that a film like this exists :-)