Santa Clara's Halloween Shockumentary
By Christopher DaCosta
It's that time of the quarter again. The famed week seven. For some of us, it's the second (maybe third) round of those horrid midterms (damn you quarter system, damn you). For others, synapses are firing for the first time this quarter when you realize that you should probably drop your impossibly difficult calc class after getting a 47 on the last midterm. One thing's for sure, it's the week after Halloween for all of us.
Some of us have pledged never to speak of the wild debauchery that occurred on Friday (-and Saturday and Sunday), but I recently realized that "A Santa Clara Halloween" would be a cinematic gem, a box office blitz and a standout among farcical college flicks. I mean, let's face it, our party scene is by no means huge nor is it perpetually popping, but the vibe, the energy and oh, the drama that comes with the spooky holiday is more than enough plotline for a feature film.
A point of focus could be the increasing desperation we students exhibit as Halloween night draws closer â€" hey, things get crazy in the Spirit Store, I saw a catfight once.
Last Friday, I saw my distracted and anxious classmates as they carried out their usual routine, frantic to put the finishing touches on their costumes and consume pre-party beverages.
We even counted down the moments until it was time to go out while handing out candy to the rugrats dressed for Halloween. "Wow, Snickers! That's so much better than the soda cans we got next door," said a little Ninja. Apparently the suspense and excitement of the upcoming night's events were too much to prepare for trick-or-treaters.
The cinematography could evoke elements of the German techno-drama, "Lola Rennt," or even narcotics-thriller, "Requiem for a Dream." Halloween parties are normally overrun with acquaintances with whom you can drunkenly reminisce, it would be great for our little shockumentary to have brief vignettes that chronicle the exploits of various Santa Clara partygoers, especially since there are 2 degrees of separation between all of us.
I know every time I go out, my social circle meets and we leave for the parties together. Eventually, we all become separated and reconvene the next morning for a juicy gossip session. Each time, vastly different things happen â€" from transportations and arrests to hookups and frisky flirtations. Imagine all this on camera? Goodbye "Real World," this is the answer to the world's reality obsession.
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Enjoy this post-Halloween Scene!
Contact Christopher DaCosta at (408) 554-4546 or at cdacosta@scu.edu.