Blog #8: Gues Speaker

 When we had our guest lecture class it definitely grabbed my attention. It was interesting to see how the film would go on to present different insights and perspectives through lens's that would not have been considered previously. Specifically, the section with the quiet place stood out to me as I feel there is a lot there that could be discussed in the context of our course. Overall though it stood out as after that point I began to look at the films we covered in class with a bit of a new light, inviting a new type of analysis and discussion moving forward. I wish I had remembered to write this journal sooner as I would have had much more to say but now my memory is a little foggy. 

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