Moving

To put it simply, Juliet Escoria's "In the Woods: A Moving Picture," was moving, both in physical and emotional ways. We often find ourselves categorizing literature based on how its printed or bound, whether or not it looks scholarly, but this class has really taught me to appreciate all kinds of forms that literature comes in, especially when we also find ourselves classifying it as art. Escoria's piece did exactly that for me, making me consider her work just as much as art as it was literature. With the typography, the visual elements, and the music, they all tied together to tell a story better than any normal book would. These elements give off a sense of how the story should be read, and how certain things should be taken in and felt. For example, on the page where she states that "we began to fall in love," the acoustic music playing as the two characters walk together remind me of a typical romance movie where the montage is playing and you just feel for the characters. Every element is cohesive and really ties the emotion of the work. For the images on the pages, I'm glad that they aren't just still pictures, but rather GIFs of some sort, where it makes me feel like this is definitely modern day literature and really attracts the audience of today's readers. Literature itself has evolved and followed trends that mainstream media has created, and I think that this is where authors are able to grab more attention and keep up retention. Often times, I find myself reading a classic novel and picturing scenes in my head and how I would put together a movie for it, but Escoria does just that for us readers, allowing us to really take in the entirety of her work, with GIFs and different fonts for texts, all matching the mood of the music playing. Each page tells its own story, and I find that it's one of the most beautiful pieces I've read or taken in, with so much brevity that allows her to convey exactly what she means. Music is often referred to as "a window of the soul," and I think it rings true with this, taking us on a sensational trip to learn more about the story and feel for the characters.