here I am (again)

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I am Alex Rosenblum, and you are the Cambridge grader reading this. This is the third time now which I am introducing myself to you. At this point in time, and this new year, I now have half a year's worth of knowledge and education which will push me through my final task. As you know, I am 16 years old and live in fort Lauderdale, attending fort Lauderdale high school. You may remember I take an interest in musical theater, physical activity, film, and rocky horror. I actually had my first Rocky Horror performance a little earlier this month, where I played Dr. Scott! It was a really good time and served as great experience for any future shows. Coming back to this project and the second half of the year, I understand I have a lot to look at. I need to understand, both what I plan to do for my final task as well as how to work towards the AICE exam. I understand I'll need to conduct a few case studies, and am considering a few movies. The first I've got in mind is a recent favorite of mine, the movie "Palm Springs", directed by Max Barbakow. I generally dislike romcoms, but this was an awesome movie. It was charming where it had to be, and just really sat well with me. The next I'd consider is "BlacKKKlansman", directed by "Spike Lee". This movie was far more serious than Palm Springs, but I really appreciated the directing and especially the performances by Adam Driver and John David Washington. The final film I've got in mind is 1917, directed by Sam Mendes. This movie, I appreciated, and it was the last movie I saw in theaters before covid shut everything down. This would be really good for my A&I essay because covid is a current event that affected everything about the movie industry. Still though, it was a commercial hit and people seemed to really love it. 


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