Last night I attended a movie screening of Shrek 3 at the Utah State Capitol. It was quite interesting to see the capitol lawn filled with people on blankets and chairs. The background was amazing with the capitol building lit up the way it was. On the drive up I decided to go through downtown and I was intrigued by the architecture. I immediately could see the different arches and different column styles as well as the domes. Each building was unique as I tried to analyze the different aspects of them all. I bored my girlfriend talking about what was taken from the classical period and what an ionic column was but I just told her I was putting it all in my memory for the test. It is one thing to talk about buildings and to look at slides but actually seeing something in real life is such a better way to learn. The capitol building itself had the same dome that just about all the capitols have in the United States. It was interesting to me to see how Michelangelo affected so many buildings so far away when he designed the dome on St Peters.
The movie was one that I had seen before but I had forgotten how funny it was. Mike Myers is a comical genius and although I could only hear his voice I could almost see him moving the same way that Shrek moved. Eddie Murphy was also hilarious in how he spoke for his character. A lot of the comedy though came from the little side remarks that different characters would make. The integration of both adult and child humor was genius. At times I looked around and the little kids wouldn’t be laughing but their parents would be cracking up. Other times it was the opposite. I’m not sure how the directors did it but they got laughs from all age groups constantly throughout the movie. The only downsides to the event were when the screen blew over briefly because of the wind and the kid that screamed in my ear several times throughout the movie because he wanted some snacks. I’m not sure how often they show movies at the capitol building but it was well worth the trip.
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That's interesting, a film screening at the capital in SLC. I should go check it out. Yeah there are always kids screaming at those kind of events. I also like the Shrek movies. Whoever came up with those films are geniuses making everyone laugh. It's usually the one way or the other.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I liked the first two movies, Shrek 3 was pushing it a bit. There are several funny scenes but it just didn't feel the same as the first two. Movies at the capital, that is awesome. I would love the chance to experience that.
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