Everyone has their standards for everything. Some people absolutely love KFC. Some wouldn’t touch it with a nine yard pole. Some offer a great review of a book. Others think it’s crap. Sometimes it’s personal taste, sometimes it’s ignorance. As one grows older and wiser, one becomes more discerning. What would you define as a good movie? Was it merely entertaining??? Did it keep you in suspense??? How much thought really goes into your life whenever you make a decision? Does it even matter? How much does it matter?

For a critical analysis of a movie, let’s say……the American Film Institute suggests these questions to ask when reviewing a movie:

Is the film adapted from fiction or drama, or is it based on an original idea and screenplay?

If it is an adaptation, does it follow the original and neglect the cinematic opportunities of the story?

Or does it sacrifice the original work for unnecessary cinematic devices?

If the story is original, how fresh or innovative is it?

Are the characters believable? Were they appropriately cast?

What is the theme of the film?

Do the plot, acting, and other elements in the film successfully impart the theme to the viewer?

Is the setting/locale appropriate and effective?

Is the cinematography effective?

Does the film make certain use of color, texture, lighting, etc. to enhance the theme, mood, setting?

Is the sound track effective?

Is the music appropriate and functional, or is it inappropriate and obtrusive?

Are camera angles used effectively?

Are they ever used for a particular effect?

Are there special effects (and/or special effects makeup) in the film?

If so, are they essential to the plot? Are they handled skillfully?

Do they serve a necessary function, or does the film sacrifice plot or characterization for the effects themselves?

Does the film make use of symbols or symbolism?

What purpose do the symbols serve?

Are they used effectively?

How does the symbolism in the film contribute to or enhance the film’s overall theme?

As you can see, quite a lot to think about!!! Watching a movie and then relating it’s story in short to someone or somewhere is just a plot review, not a critique of it.

Coming back to life, real life. How do you go about making your day to day decisions? I was taught at University to think in such a way where every single detail is questioned and analysed to perfection. That is architecture for you at The Bartlett. This habit has carried on into real life and I’ve found that it isn’t such a bad habit to have! Of course, there are many things I couldn’t care less about hence won’t waste what little brain cells left for the matter (like trivial and petty squabbles between women, for example) but when it does matter, MAKE IT MATTER.

Interestingly, this logical thought process seems to be rubbing of on my T1. She is also analytical and thinks critically about a lot of things. I think that is a good thing and I will continue to push her with knocks on her ideas. The more practise one gets, the better one gets. One can always be challenged till there is perfection whereby the challenger relents and admits defeat. You now have a perfect product or idea. There is nothing more for me to say or ask about it. I am completely sold.

Where do you stand in everything that you think about?

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Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin spent 7 years in London committing crimes to gain her Bartlett degree in Architecture. She then spent 7 years as a Stay At Home Mom raising her children as documented in this blog of over 15 years thereafter returning to the Corporate World stronger than ever as the Country Director of a British Multinational. She sets out to prove to all, that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.

Mamapumpkin has not only grown corporate businesses successfully in the past but has grown not one but TWO network marketing businesses in the notorious MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) industry, achieving success in under 2 years. She believes in the MLM business model but realises the DRASTIC PITFALLS and great stigma attached to it, understanding EXACTLY WHY the majority would shy away (or RUN for their lives) from ANY MLM business. But open your eyes and take time to understand it intellectually, remove your hang-ups, confirm your research, and you may just want to seize an opportunity. She did. And no, she never went about chasing people for sales. She had a sophisticated system work for her through technology and a smartphone.

She now impacts lives authentically with proven strategies amassed through the last decade of her own transformation offering online coaching programmes and always supports the underprivileged. She believes that we can all have a life of our own desires to enable real contribution into the world. But first, one needs to understand what this all means.

A beautiful life without limits.

If you wish to learn some tools to propel your life forward guaranteed, be brave enough to make contact as her life's purpose is to build people. She operates through a discovery call after which she will commit to helping you. Or not.

Most lose out on an opportunity because they are afraid they would be sold to, conned or whatever fear resides in their brain without even trying. And that's on them.

Mamapumpkin is a living testimony that women really can have a lot. Being financially and time free has enabled her to travel the world anytime, anywhere, doing anything, and she spends most of her days with her children, having fun, and supporting others wherever she can. Also having fun.