Sunday, November 25, 2012

Berlin Calling Reaction



Jake Mackedanz
Ger. 110
Berlin Calling

I thought berlin calling was an awesome look into some of the youth of Germany obviously it’s just one section of Germany’s youth but it was still a pretty good look into what I would think there life would be like. I personally like the techno music and the music that was in the movies is like nothing I have heard before which was awesome. I think that the life that he was living was something you wouldn’t see very much because the character in the movie would be considered a higher class because of his music and was at a celebrity status. So to generalize the entire techno community to be at the same level as he was would not be fair to them. Because I’m sure that there are some in this group that don’t do the things that were shown in the movie. The amount of drugs that were in the movie also was kind of a generalization but probably a pretty close one. I personally know that one of the things that seem to go around is high dose prescription pain killers and mix them with alcohol because when I was in Germany in some of the clubs you would see this happen. But overall I really thought the movie was good. It gave me a different prospective into some of the youth in Germany’s lives. But I believe that this is only one small piece of the German youth of today because I know there are some youth today that are vary tied up into their schooling and getting into a university. And then there is also another part of the youth who is into languages because early in German schools the children have to learn a second language which I think is an awesome idea. I would say this was one of the most interesting things that we have done this year and I appreciate it being a part of the curriculum.

11.       I think drugs are kind of an everyday part of life for Ickarus and it’s a time for him to have a good time and just let loose.
22.       They take drugs to enhance the time they are having and make the experience like nothing else. They do them before shows during shows to make it more fun. They take them by snorting them or taking pills. The drugs that were showed in the movie were like exdicie, prescription drugs, cocaine, and marijuana.
33.       His relapse is because of the life that he is choosing to live and the stress of trying to produce top notch music. They choose drugs because it’s a way to enhance the “show” and have a good time.
44.       Some of the people that were shown in the movie lived a cross over life where they chose to mix luxuries with the lower class and live the free life. Another way of life we see is the life of drugs and low end were all they have is there drugs, crappy houses and a few dollars.
55.       Yes I think that Germany will go away from the large industry and become more youth interested and become a leader among entertainment.
66.       I guess there are some older movies that kind of depict this life like Greece and south side story, or movies like 8 mile.

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