Marat's Thoughts

            The history of films and film-making is always interesting to me, but the main parts that made me think were towards the end, namely when the chapter started talking about Warner Bros. Recently, Warner Bros. was purchased by Discovery, so now I think they're technically called Warner Bros. Discovery. Not the most concise name but that means the new head of Warner Bros. is David Zaslav (pictured above). This was surprising but I think also exciting for a lot of film lovers because if Discovery is able to buy Warner Bros. then David Zaslav must have lead Discovery to become really profitable and successful. The hopes are that he will continue to do great work, but now for Warner Bros. which I think is a much more beloved studio in general. Since the purchase, David Zaslav has cut a lot of projects that he didn't believe in, he has brought on a lot of revered and talented people to work under him on their film projects, and I think he has brou...

Cool, I'm a blogger now! :) About me: My name is Marat, I am a senior studying Psychology. I hope to finish my degree this December, a semester earlier than originally scheduled 4 years ago. I am from Carol Stream, IL, which is about a half-hour drive north of campus. But I am originally from Kazakhstan, I was born there, adopted, and brought to America when I was one year-old. Unfortunately, English is the only language I am fluent in, I took years of Spanish in the past but I don't retain too much of it anymore. I am currently a First Year Mentor on campus and I used to be a Resident Assistant. I also used to be a student athlete here, I ran Cross Country and Track.  I have tried to get more into watching movies this year, in the past I almost exclusively watched Marvel movies but I've gotten bored of them recently so I tried some things I normally wouldn't have. My favorite movie usually is affected by recency bias, and right now I would probably say that Top Gun: Ma...