Module 9 Blog Reese

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.  The two videos that I chose to review were The Drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci:  The Mind of the Renaissance.  The reason I chose these particular videos was due to my desire to learn more about two extraordinary individuals who both had a huge impact on society as a whole. 
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.  The Drawings of Michelangelo was an amazing video perhaps the best one I have view all year.  My favorite part of the video was the part where they discussed the intricacy needed to complete his most famous painting high above the for in the Sistine Chapel.  Leonardo da Vinci, may be the most interesting man to ever walk on the earth.  Leonardo was well known for his unbelievable achievements in art, but many people, including me, was not aware of his other inventions that are still used today conceptually.  I think of movies like the Da Vinic code, knowing it’s not true, but the idea of a genius such as his is truly amazing to me, and to think it happened so many years ago.  I know we often look at people from another time as being archaic, but to look at these two men it is obvious that you would be hard pressed to find any individual even in their league in the year 2012. 
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?  I always find that the videos help me to better understand the subject we are discussing that week in class.  It’s almost like it brings the whole discussion together by visual explaining the topic. 
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?  I found both films to be extremely educational and helped me to better understand Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinic, and the Renaissance.