After Hours

I'm happy that Ebert put today's movie on his list, otherwise I probably never would have seen it! Tonight I watched After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese in 1985. It's a great movie, with no real logical plot or resolution or message. It was awesome to see a Scorsese film that felt so different, as well. I could still see his style, but the story and actors were so far off from what he usually works with. He's so talented, and it's so fun to watch all of his movies!

I actually never wanted to watch this movie before. I had a friend who really loved it, but I didn't like his taste in movies. He had a tendency to like movies about dorky guys (like himself) meeting older women or women who would go home with the main character quickly, and getting into wacky adventures together or something. For some reason, I always was under the impression that this was what he thought real life was like, and because it bothered me so much, I avoided this movie because he liked it so much.. I'm so happy I finally saw it, because it was great, and really deepened my already obsessive love for Scorsese.