Editorials > Stupid Things I've Heard in Film Classes

"You know, I'm so goddamn irritated that we're gonna have to watch old movies and shit in class. Why can't we just watch stuff like Armageddon?" -Film Student

“The Godfather movies suck! I don’t wanna sit down for THREE HOURS!” –Film Student 1

"I mean, I can look at Citizen Kane and say, ‘you know, okay, I guess I can see why some people call you the greatest movie ever made’ –"  -Film Student 2

"You know what? The people who say that are just old people who can't get laid. Seriously." -Film Student 1 

“If you watch Turner Classic Movies, you may see a thing where the screen has these black bars on the top and bottom and the movie is sort of shaped like a triangle.” –The professor

While pointing to an enormous slide of a human eyeball: “So, here we’ve got the globe.” –Professor

Referring to a scene from a silent film that takes place on the moon: “Are they on a set?” –Film Student 2

“Who’s that one Chinese director?” –Film Student 3

“John Woo?” –Film Student 4

“No, he’s not an action director.” –Film Student 3

“Tsui Hark?” –Film Student 4

“No, he’s –“ –Film Student 3

“—Kurosawa?” –Film Student 3