My Reasons For Choosing An Education..

Firstly i thought i should mention that the other film i watched was the Kite Runner. The reasons for which i have chosen An Education over it are simple. I felt as if An Education was a much more relatable film for me as it delves deeply into the world of teenage girls and the troubles and difficulties we face. Not only this but i found the Kite Runner to be that a very different world to mine. Although it is one of my favourite films i feel as if their are many aspects to it i do not understand yet or perhaps i will never understand. I do find its cultural differences to mine to be very fascinating and something i would like to find out more about. But i feel as if An Education led me to a lot of Social and Historical information that i could understand much more quickly and relate to in certain ways.

I also found the Kite Runner a very sad film and some aspects of it really distressed me. I feel as if An Education was a much more light hearted film and just like the Kite Runner it captured me emotionally. But the Kite Runner made me feel very angry for people in this world to be treated so badly and by their country and their own friends was just horrible. Whereas An Education is the sort of film to sweep you off your feet and keep you in a very safe and happy bubble whilst watching the film. I suppose this is why i chose it over the Kite Runner after all as it made me feel comfortable. Where as the Kite Runner would have been probably a much more interesting film to write about i feel as if you have to be in a certain mood to watch films. At one point in your life you may be engrossed by horrors the next ROM Com's. I guess if i was writing this at a different time i would have chosen the Kite Runner, but i do believe movies suit your mood and An Education was a brilliant mood lifter for me as it cheered me right up. I suppose i just didn't want to focus on all of the negative things in the world . Although the Kite Runner is a brilliant film that is addressed to people in a strong way, it showed a lot of the negative side of the world which is inspiring as if it is just one big wake up call for everyone.

Overall i chose An Educated as it was very relatable and because it takes you on an emotional roller coaster. Also i think that my own fascination with old England came in to play whilst choosing between the films as i found 1960's England to be a very interesting place. Lastly i chose An Education because it was a beautifully crafted coming of age film.