PJ Leegan Random Topic... In conclusion

Overall I have thought that this class was very interesting.  I do however also think that I will continue to watch movies in a very simplistic way.  Although finding symbolism and "deeper meanings" in movies is interesting, I think I will stick to just enjoying them for what they are.  I took a similar class to this that discussed the European memory of WWII in movies and it was probably on of my favorite classes but I didn't like how symbolism was pulled from nothing.  I thought in this class that all of the symbolism we found was relative to the movie and maybe even intended to be in the movie from the beginning.  In that sense I liked the symbolism, relative symbolism not made up abstract symbolism that you could literally distort to mean anything.