Rewatching:

A good movie is one worth watching more than once. One you can see again and again and continue to find meaning that you missed before. A movie like Fight Club is highly rewatchable because the second time you are watching scenes you've already seen in a new light. The light of knowledge which says "he's not real," which changes the events of the movie completely of course. 

Not long ago I watched "On the Waterfront" again. The first time I saw it was for my High School's gifted program. It is one of my favorite movies of all time without a doubt. This time around I caught not one but two pieces of symbolism that were hitherto mysterious to me. Now, I will try to describe them without spoiling anything for those of you who have not yet seen the movie. But the way Joey's jacket changes hands seems to be highly symbolic of a chain of responsibility when it comes to standing up to the mob. And also the imagery of pigeons and hawks. Marlon Brando's character's concerns for the safety of his pigeon coop seems highly symbolic of his concern for the longshoremen. It is easy to imagine the hawks as mob men and the pigeons symbolic for the longshoremen. Stuff like that drives me nuts! I eat that up. Imagery and symbolism. That's the kind of writing I love. To me writing is absolutely one of the most important aspects of film-making.