ents. But it was also the first one we watched in color. Also I love the realistic plot line. An average boy, Lloyd, likes the popular, smart girl and he does whatever he can to get a date with her, which includes calling her house until she agrees to a date. However, the Diane, the girl, is leaving to go to college far away and Lloyd only has the summer to be with her. They spend all of their time together and Lloyd falls in love with her. But Diane pushes him away so she doesn't have to leave him later on. Also there is a problem with Diane's father's money and she ends up finding out something that gets her father in trouble. It's a really good movie and kind of a modern take on a love story because not everything turns out perfect. Also this is the film with the iconic image of the boy standing outside the girls house holding the stereo. Say Anything has melodramatic elements that sometimes make you laugh when you shouldn't. In some scenes the music is so dramatic that it is a little funny. But overall I really liked this film. 
The Big Sleep is a different kind of genre, it is a Film Noir. In this film the flawed hero (Philip Marlowe) and detective attempts to solve the murder of Sean Regan and falls in love with the sister of the murderer. All of the elements that are in a Film Noir is what made this movie great. There is the specific use of lighting that sets the mood for certain scenes, the dialogue is short and funny with wise jokes that make you stop and think, and the dark side of nature is displayed well. The only problem with this film is that to me all of the characters looked very similar. It was a little hard to keep up with who had been killed or who was talking at the time. But this film has a great end, the mystery gets solved and Marlowe gets rid of the bad guy with out having to kill him himself.
L.A. Confidential was another
great film, but this only contained the elements of a Film Noir. In this movie the character who really stood out was Bud White (Russell Crowe). He is a police officer against domestic violence, because of how he was raised, and sometimes does impulsive things to stop the violence. White and Ed Exley, the cop turned detective who plays by the rules, wind up working together to solve the Nite Owl murders and the movie star looking prostitute scam. This film had a lot of action and a kind of happy ending. The Veronica Lake look alike ends up helping White even though it gets her in trouble at the same time. Once again the only thing wrong with this film was that there were so many characters. It was hard to keep track about who had been murdered and by who. Bud White and Ed Exley were the main characters who stuck out to me because they are introduced closer to the beginning and have really distinct personalities. I would definitely watch this movie again if I had the chance. The last movie we just watched was Casablanca. When I first saw this movie I hated it. I was bored and it didn't make any
sense. But the second time I watched it in class I actually kind of liked it. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the owner of a night club for higher class people in Casablanca. Everyone is escaping the Germans and are getting stuck in Casablanca. In the film, Ingrid Bergman plays the character Ilsa Lund, a woman who had a short romance with Rick. Rick and Ilsa were supposed to board a train together to get away from German rule, but she never showed up and just left a note saying they couldn't be together. The next time she and Rick meet is when she walks into Rick's club. This film is a bit of a love story and also a melodrama. In a lot of the scenes the music plays a big part to make you feel a certain way and is sometimes over dramatic. It's a classic and is referenced in a lot of other shows and many quotes are famous. Everyone should see this film at least once in their life.
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