{"id":7953,"date":"2015-02-04T08:49:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T08:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?p=26940"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:26","slug":"movie-maniacs-prudent-beer-boudewijn-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/02\/04\/movie-maniacs-prudent-beer-boudewijn-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Maniacs: Prudent Beer Boudewijn (19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trusting only the opinion of the renowned movie critics and volunteering at the IFFR with far-reaching goals, Beer Boudewijn, 19, student at the Erasmus School of Economics, talks about his thoughtful approach to the festival. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Choose mindfully <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI usually rely on the reviews of the famous American critic, Roger Ebert. Unfortunately, he passed away recently, but his team still fills the website with professional high-quality content. You might say I am a hipster in the way I choose movies. I don\u2019t trust pop websites like IMDB or Rottentomatoes. I also never watch trailers. I think it spoils the experience and discourages you from going and seeing the film\u201d.<\/p>\n

Plan deliberately<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to volunteer at the festival, because I think it is nice to help out if you can, even it is a small thing. Even though I love movies, when the coordinators gave us a list of possible positions, I chose to work at the coffee bar at Schouwburg to get some experience in the catering sector. Usually a shift lasts 4 or 5 hours. It may sound like a lot, but it is not super intense. People come and go, because there are screenings in between. So it\u2019s been fun, but, as a student, I sometimes had difficulties communicating with my older colleagues because we have different ideas of efficiency\u201d.<\/p>\n

Watch carefully<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI did not get to watch a lot of movies, because I don\u2019t think it\u2019s the point. When you are a volunteer, you try to work as much as possible. Otherwise, it seems like a holiday with the unlimited pass to the screenings. I\u2019ve seen three films: Timbuktu, Yo quedo contigo and Laggies. My favorite is definitely Timbuktu. There aren\u2019t many films about current issues, so I especially enjoyed a scene, where they showed the tension between extremists and the imam at a Mosque\u201d. KS<\/p>\n\n\t

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