Me and Pier left the house around 8 because the film was at 8:30. Now something about this movie theater at least... you make reservations online before you go to make sure your seat is secure for you. When we arrived (by foot), the place was mobbed!!! I've never seen so many people crowding into a movie theater. It's one of the main things to do around I guess. When we got into the theater we got our tickets and went up to the second level to get popcorn and stuff, the norm. Now going to the movies is one of three things in Italia. One, a gigantic family outing with everyone. Two, a place for friends to hang and see a film. Finally, three, a place for a date. Now 2 and 3 are normal for us, but when I mean a gigantic family outing, I mean it. Now we went into the theater to see 'Super 8' (I didn't need to know Italian to see that it wasn't good, don't waster your money). When we got into the theater I saw that they take pride in the space. The seats are all pleather with cushioned seating and alot of room for each seat. It is hardwood floor that looked like it was polished recently. It was very very nice.
When the movie started, you could see that the video quality was that of a 70's or 80's movie with the resolution. I personally really liked it.It gave a nostalgic feel to the film. So it was pretty interesting when the tension got high in the film, Italians say very loudly what they want to happen, and get aggrivated when it doesn't happen. It was good for my first film in Italian. I have to say I was expecting a old blind man in the camera room and a little boy named Toto running around with the scraps of a film reel, but it was pretty modern. (that was a pretty big reference to get off the top of your head, watch 'Nuova Cinema Paradiso' to understand). After going out too eat I went home and slept.
The next day I had school, ugh. Now I know it's about 3.5 hours less than Oakcrest, but it feels like the 10 hours my friends have to do in France. Something good that happened that day though is that I had my first interrogation. This is what teachers do to see if your studying. They think it works better because you are given no choices like on a test, you just have to get up in front of the class and say what you know. My interrogation was of the story of Orfeo and Eurudice. I did really well everyone said, for my first that is. I then got invite by some of the kids to go out for gelato later. I gladly accepted and went home until I had to go out again. We had the ice cream and they took a few photos with me for Facebook. Then we played a Sicilian card game that I have never even heard of before, but it was kind of like a 'who-ever has the best card wins' game. Then it started to rain so we went home early, but we all are going to the cinema again tomorrow to see 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'. Ciao
P.S. To all you Russians, Pakastanians, Bangladeshians, and Germans reading the blog (yes I can tell). I'm glad to have you reading my blog, and tell others where you are about the blog :)
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