Before+Sunrise

Class Notes 5/17 (recorded by Sophia Hilbert):

are women more mature than guys? Yes discuss why “Before Sunirse” works better as a movie than a book watch the listening booth scene -watch how they make eye contact -Celine possibly chose song because it was romantic -turn off music to see how awkward it actually is (as they keep looking back and forth at each other) -why awkward -the songs about love -they dont know each other -they're very close in the booth -Americans tend to prefer a lot of personal space -eye contact is important and very personal (“the eyes are the window to the soul”; helps you understand what someone is doing or thinking; can be creepy and invasive; is also a form of flirting) watch the paris festival scene (and the people standing on the ride) -talk about fairs and untrustworthy people who set up the rides; people have died on rides watch elevator scene -Jesse makes his move on Celine -Jesse's jacket is loud when they kiss (very annoying) -awkward when Jesse points out a bridge -in movies people don't talk the way people actually talk -they are able to talk the way they do because they are never going to see each other again; it's easier to be more open and free (just like writing as opposed to talking to someone) -do people from other places kiss differently? Possibly. 10 percent of people do not kiss because they do not see the point of it, and there is no universal way of kissing -it's more fun to wonder if someone would kiss you as opposed to whether they think you're attractive, because then you become vain -watch how Celine takes a step closer, but Jesse is still kind of awkward -talk about Jesse's name- it does not really help that his name is Jesse (kind of masculine but like other names it could go both ways: male or female) -movie based off something that really happened and influenced by James Joyce refers back to him because movie takes place on June 16th are girls or boys more aware of personal space? Girls hugely loaded question in the movie: Are you dating anyone? -implies that there is chemistry and interest between the two -terrible when someone knows your name and you do not know theirs and they rub it in your face -better if the person remembers your name rather than reads your name tag (okay if polite) What is the movie about? -commitment: just met each other but willing to spend whole night together -love -take a chance -trust -man vs. woman How is it different? -no action/plot -more personality -focus on people/characters

the movie is good because it happens less and less: actually being physically present and talking to one another facebook is sad because it reminds you of the people who you knew in the past and do not know anymore talk about family dinner; because you make time for other people fun things happen talk about scene hand phone scene -Celine reveals to Jesse that she likes him and she chose to sit by him on the train -fun that they had talked about making love as opposed to doing it

watch bookstore scene from sequel (shows some shots from the original movie) -Jesse wrote a book about his meeting Celine