supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

The first thing that caught my attention as I walked into the museum was the complete silence. Unlike the LBJ museum, there were no voice over’s, and that confused me. I would think it would be the opposite, since the movies involve so much enthusiasm, and positive attitude. But this atmosphere brought on such a serene and calming mood that I was completely shocked. I kept wandering around, from one place to another, getting lost in each display. It wasn’t until the middle of the exhibit that I found the answer to my unasked question: The silence was there for a reason. The movies might be about the entertainment, and the movies might create an exciting mood, but they also have another side to them. One that tries to capture the audience into a world that is not real. A world that the reader does not live in. That is what the Making the Movies exhibit was trying to do. Capture the audience in a way that they feel like they were on the set of the movie itself. That is why they had headphones instead of voice over’s, in my opinion at least. And that is why they let the pictures absorb you instead of the music or voice over's distract you.

Another thing I noticed was that the sketches of the costumes were so different from the costumes themselves. They were so vague, and that made me realize how hard it must be for the designer to, not only, make costumes that capture the character’s personality and that tell a story, but also turn those sketches into perfect costumes.

I really liked that the exhibit did not only have the movies and the actors, but also the different roles that go into making a movie. It makes you realize that maybe, just maybe, the men and women behind the scenes should be much more famous than the men and women on the screen. I was only expecting a bunch of costumes, and pictures, and stories, and plots, but on the sides, I saw the roles, and those were one of the only parts of the exhibit that I read, and stared at for longer than 15 seconds.

The best part of this whole exhibit was me learning how to legitimately spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from the music sheet). Of course this is an exaggeration, but still it was pretty interesting.