Most Aesthetically Pleasing Movies I Watched Recently

Most aesthetically pleasing movies I watched recently

1. Macbeth (2015)

The red/ orange colour theme in this is phenomenal for visualizing his inner demons. The blood he shed and will shed is literally visible everywhere.

2. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Sleeping beauty has to be the most beautiful Disney movie ever made. Check out "Awaking Beauty" by Eyvind Earl if you are interested in the artwork

3. Portrait of a lady on fire (2019)

A must watch for everyone who adores art and period dramas. The soundtrack is phenomenal too!

Very interesting topics. Thank you for sharing!

What are your thoughts on the discrepancy between passion and pure talent? Are you sometimes frustrated because you want to achieve more or create more than you are naturally capeable of? And do you think that talent can be "learned"?

We Are All Salieri (the 'Amadeus' Version of Him, Anyway)

Since @bookishdiary has been celebrating classical music this week, references to Amadeus are plentiful, and that reminded me of how much I absolutely adore Salieri as he's written. Really, the movie was based on a play which was also based on another play that toyed with "what if?" situations, one of the pairs being Mozart and my boy Salieri. In truth, their relationship wasn't at all like what we've seen in the film.

All the same, this particular quote from the movie stuck with me the most because I absolutely related to it -- and still do. I suspect other creatives suffer from this every now and then.

In the movie / play, Salieri's talented, but Mozart's a genius. The former has to work thrice as hard while the latter just waltzes in and does whatever, and everything that comes out is perfection. Again, not an accurate depiction of the two men, but the sharp contrast of their abilities and experiences in the film is pretty gutting, especially where Salieri's concerned.

Ouch. But I feel you, Salieri. I really do. In writing and publishing? Yep. All the time even though I keep plugging away and act like everything's cool.

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When Jane Austen said, "And sometimes I keep my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in," I felt that

Amadeus is such a great movie for learning the deep meaning of and the appreciation for Mozart's music

how to get into classical music?

this post is inspired by the great twoset violin video which you can watch here. Their tips are good, but I just wanted to add something based on my experience!

Listen to the compilations - I think everything works in this case, seriously - playlists on spotify, "the very best of " albums. You can just search for example "the very best of Vivaldi" and listen to whatever the hell is there.

Ask your classical music enthusiast friend what's their current favorite piece - that's the best question you can ask. Questions like "what are your 5 favorite pieces" or "what pieces would you recommend for a beginner" can be confusing for someone, who has hundreds of favorite pieces and knows thousands of them. If you ask about their current favorite piece, you can discover something completely new and complex.

Watch Amadeus - it is a movie about composers Mozart and Salieri and it's based on a play, so not everything there is true, but the soundtrack is just 100% classical music and like 99% of Mozart's compositions. How the soundtrack is combined with the atmosphere of this film is indescribable. And here's an important information - this movie made me loose my fucking mind and fall blindly in love with classical music. I didn't give a shit about classical music before watching Amadeus.

You already know some pieces but you're still too confused - search for other interpretations - the best thing about classical music is that you can find your beloved performance of your favorite piece and cherish it like it's your own treasure. So, for example, you know The Four Seasons and you like it, but you feel like something's missing? Search for other recording. btw - check out this Spring.

Find your favorite musicians - you find your favorite musician, you want to hear more of their work, you automatically check their other recordings and wow, suddenly you know more pieces! Even if you like this musician only because they're pretty and you want to watch them play! Go for it, there's nothing wrong about it!

WATCH performances - there's something hypnotizing about watching a perfectly synchronized orchestra, the work of a conductor, a violinist making funny faces, a pianist waving a hand in a weird way. Seeing it makes you feel more connected to the musicians and finally - to the music.

Go see a free classical music performance - even if it's something you don't know. Even if it won't be so great, because it's for free or something. Just take your friend and spend a nice evening. Or maybe it's free opera performance online? Then buy some chips or wine or whatever, read the synopsis to prepare yourself and go for it! I mean, if it's for free you can just leave or turn that off, you won't loose anything.

The very last thing - watch Twoset Violin. Even the silly charades videos or Ling Ling workout. You can't escape from exploring new pieces when you watch twoset. Their channel shows that classical music is for everyone and lots of their videos are very educational.

This monologue is really something else. His voice and acting are incredible. This adaptation is also wayyy more sexual than i thought a 1800s Play could be.

One of the most beautiful passages in theatre history...fight me!

“I love you, I need you, I want you. I go to sleep thinking about you and wake up with your voice winding through my head, I look at you and I can’t focus, the whole world shimmers, I’m ashamed, I’m angry, I’m in love, I’m mad, I’m happy, I’m dead, I’m alive, I’m stupid, I’m tongue-tied."

- Cyrano de Bergerac adapted by Martin Crimp