eXistenZ is better with the Moon On Yer Sail

GAM CCNY is proud to invite their vice president of the student government at CCNY to share her experience of a GAM event. Sahar Khan joined other students interested in seeing a variation of Plato's Allegory of the Cave on the silver screen, hosted by Career Services and sponsored through GAM's Moon On The Sail movie series. By popular demand, this was an encore performance with Ms. Leigh Mascianica, Assistant Director, Career Services, leading our moviegoers in an after-theatre discussion of this scifi movie with deep philosophical ideas. As Sahar notes, at this event we had "no popcorn, but instead GREAT snacks! Chips, drinks, cookies, and sandwiches!"

Bella, Bernard, Sahar and Muhammad 

On Friday, March 4th, 2011, I went to see the movie eXistenZ sponsored by GAMship at NYIT. The movie was good. Jude Law, playing one of the main characters in the movie, performed very well. There were MANY twists in it, which confused the hell out of me! Like a game, there were many characters involved that play a significant part in the climax, so keep that in mind when watching!

The movie had some gross scenes and was visualized in a sci-fi setting throughout. Some of the scenes from the movie were really interesting and mind-boggling. The movie kept me on the edge of my seat, wanting to know where the game would lead to. For instance, Jude Law had paused the game when the “special lunch” was being offered and it really made me want to know why it was so special, and I wanted the game to continue. I grasped the concept of the movie at the end – reality vs. perception. Overall, it was cool movie. I liked it.

We also had a brief movie discussion with Ms. Leigh who works at the Career Center at NYIT. We shared our insights about what reality is and what we perceive it to be, and, ultimately, whether reality is different for each individual. She left us with a lot to think about.

I had a great time and I can’t wait for more GAM events!

Sahar Khan
Executive Vice President
Undergraduate Student Government
The City College of New York