This past screening was an interesting one, to say the least. Not only did we watch multiple movies in a short span of time but each of these films were so outlandish that they took a lot of concentration and I found myself mixing things from various ones together. Each of the films seemed to simply repeat the same action, over and over again; maybe that was the point or had some underlying meaning but on a Thursday night after a day of classes it seemed obsolete. Opus was especially lengthy. In actuality it was only 13 minutes but keep in mind this was spent watching blobs and figures move somewhat in sync with the music. I won’t say I didn’t like any of them because I found the Mechanical Ballet and Ghost Before Breakfast both amusing in their own rights but I felt out of the loop while watching them. I must have simply missed the memo, on all of them. I guess that makes me a fan of narrative pieces in contrast to non-narratives but I’m hoping my understanding will grow to a point where I can sit down and watch bowler hats float through the air and immediately know the symbolism behind them. At this point in time however, I cannot so I hope that doesn’t make me close-minded maybe just a student who’s learning.