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October/2023

THE THEATRE CLUB THE FILM CLUB

‘The Theatre Club which is held at VIS on ‘A lot of people seem to think that the Film Club is
Saturday nights after dinner is the best part of a place to be entertained, have a good time and
my week! We always start the club session with a slack off. But the Film Club is really a place to
few theatre games that need memorization and learn the art of analyzing. You learn how to
concentration. Then we move on to the trickier analyze the intricacies in the plot of the movie,
part of the club. spot the plot holes, raise questions about them

and even try to answer them. In the Film Club, we
The plays that we improvise in the club are don’t just watch the movie, we observe them with
created by us on topics given to us by our a keen eye. The Film Club is also about interesting
Theatre Club teacher. These topics are movies that make you wonder about the things
unexpected, and sometimes weird - like that happen in the world. They are usually by
"Downside-up" and "Born-Mad-true" - and they well-known directors who don’t merely want to

need a lot of thinking. But Sir only gives us 15 min entertain, but also wish to provoke the viewers
to create a script and perform it! and make them think. These movies can be really
complex, and not necessarily entertaining. They
Afterwards, we look at minor details that we can be confusing, weird, complex and eccentric.
missed. Sir also tells us what could have been We even watched a movie which was just about
better. Then we talk about how all the aspects of an ordinary man’s daily life - but even from that
the play were placed together. you learnt something. Even when the movie is

going in a flow and it is interesting, we sometimes
We also play group games that keep all of us pause it to notice a detail which might be
interacting with each other. We play games that important for its plot or its main idea. Some
are often silly and fun. Sir makes sure we cover students may not understand these movies, which
all aspects that will help us perform on stage, is why there is a teacher with us. We have a
write a script, narrate, and many more skills that discussion at the end of the movie in which we

are needed. This club is a stress buster for me share our own views and perspectives, whether
and I am sure it helps the others as well. we have grasped the hidden twists in the plot, or
what we felt about the theme. Those who
But the parts that keep me really interested in understand the movie and want to research
this club are the games that improve my memory further about the movie receive some articles
and concentration. The Theatre Club has not only related to that movie.
fulfilled my dream of acting, but now it also helps This is what the Film Club is: a place where we

me for my educational purpose as it improves my can explore the vast world of movies. These
memory capacity. movies are interesting and entertaining, but some
are just interesting. This club is recommended
Thrushna (8A) only for those who want to think, think and think!

Dhruva (9A) & Subanithish (9A)