Isn’t it great to share something important or exciting with someone who actually understands it on your level?
Well, if that “something” is a movie, Castaic’s Film Club may be the best spot for you to share your movie-loving knowledge with other likeminded people.
Film Club meetings are held in Mr. Dueshle’s room (room 903) and is a place for students to eat snacks, chat with friends, and watch brilliantly crafted films altogether.
But for such a unique club, it has to be led by a respectable and charismatic CHS student.
“My freshman year, I was thinking of opportunities that we didn’t really have on campus,” says junior Madison Lamb, current president and founder of the Film Club.
Lamb stated that “we have a video production class but it’s a little more serious… so I thought a film club would be a good place for people who…enjoy watching movies [and] create a safe, comfortable environment where you can meet people like you.”
In each meeting, the club shows a variety of different movies and shows varying among holidays, school events, and current trends that are happening in the world.
“We had a ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ at Christmas time… [with] hot cocoa and candy canes,” said Lamb.
Club members show their appreciation for the environment created by the Film Club by expressing gratitude for movies and films. “I think movies are always like a beautiful thing… [which] express the story perfectly,” explained senior and current member of the Film Club, Ian Nguyen. “So I think joining the film club was a perfect way to get more into it.”
Aside from lighthearted movies, club members discuss heavy and impactful films such as “Little Women” or “Marie Antoinette,” where students can see the impact of editing choices and color exposure.
Film Club is a place where students don’t have to be die hard fans or be hardcore movie lovers, most members are just students that want to see part of a movie with their friend.
Nguyen adds that watching a movie with other students who can understand it properly makes movies much more enjoyable.
“Just watching a movie by yourself, you just keep it in your mind. But when you can meet with other people [and] talk about it… I think that makes the [movie] better,” states Nguyen.
The club gives students a free and open space to express their opinions on film which is not often found face to face.
Many students use clubs as retreats or social events to help make friends, so it’s important to have clubs that allow exactly that. Film club offers a place where students can gather, forget about past due assignments and tests, and enjoy themselves watching movies.
