3rd World Country
Unlike a film, we only get one take in life
Our time on earth varies is a variable, there's no guarantee as to what number of year we might inhabit this earth. Those of us fortunate enough to be born in a rich country such as Australia are expected to outlive those who are born and live in a 3rd world country. Unfortunately those who live in 3rd world countries don't have access to the medical facilities, public services and general hygiene that we are privileged to have in our own country. While our life expectancies may vary depending on what country we live out our lives one thing is certain, death. Some of us are very lucky and get to live a long life, others are taken before their time.
Leah, a young girl in my sister Alicia's year level died today, she was my sister's friend and was taken from this earth after a long battle with cancer. She doesn't get another chance, their is no second take. While her life was short, she had a big impact on many people's lives and will be sorely missed by many, including my younger sister. In this life we live no action we perform …show more content…
can be undone, it and it's consequences are there for good. In life we make many wrong choices and mistakes, things don't always turn out the way we envisioned them to or how we wanted them to. Near the end of our lives we may look back and wish we could change decisions we made and the outcomes they entailed but this isn't possible.
Movies and films are something many people enjoy as a pass time and form of entertainment.
Many people see the films and either they do or don't enjoy them. They might talk about them for a while after and watch them repeated times but little thought is ever given to the making of the film. Millions of dollars can be put into the making of a film and it takes a team of many people sometimes in excess of multiple years to create a movie. These films are a result of many scenes put together to create one piece. Each of these scenes are tediously thought out and every little detail is intentional. Many takes are filmed for every scene until it is just to the director's liking. Numerous DVDs come with extended takes, deleted scenes and bloopers all of which feature takes and scenes which did not make the cut.The end result of the countless takes is a film just as the director wished it to
be.
Our lives and films are two very different things. Unlike a director we can't retake a mistake. We can't edit out the parts we didn't like or weren't happy with and as good as it would be we don't get bloopers of our lives at the end. After we've had our time on earth there isn't another sequel on this planet. Our lives may be talked about and remembered just like a great film can be, but as Nick says in the Great Gatsby "you can't repeat the past". Films take us to another place, another reality which is different to that which we live in.
Our time on earth varies is a variable, there's no guarantee as to what number of year we might inhabit this earth. Those of us fortunate enough to be born in a rich country such as Australia are expected to outlive those who are born and live in a 3rd world country. Unfortunately those who live in 3rd world countries don't have access to the medical facilities, public services and general hygiene that we are privileged to have in our own country. While our life expectancies may vary depending on what country we live out our lives one thing is certain, death. Some of us are very lucky and get to live a long life, others are taken before their time.
Leah, a young girl in my sister Alicia's year level died today, she was my sister's friend and was taken from this earth after a long battle with cancer. She doesn't get another chance, their is no second take. While her life was short, she had a big impact on many people's lives and will be sorely missed by many, including my younger sister. In this life we live no action we perform …show more content…
can be undone, it and it's consequences are there for good. In life we make many wrong choices and mistakes, things don't always turn out the way we envisioned them to or how we wanted them to. Near the end of our lives we may look back and wish we could change decisions we made and the outcomes they entailed but this isn't possible.
Movies and films are something many people enjoy as a pass time and form of entertainment.
Many people see the films and either they do or don't enjoy them. They might talk about them for a while after and watch them repeated times but little thought is ever given to the making of the film. Millions of dollars can be put into the making of a film and it takes a team of many people sometimes in excess of multiple years to create a movie. These films are a result of many scenes put together to create one piece. Each of these scenes are tediously thought out and every little detail is intentional. Many takes are filmed for every scene until it is just to the director's liking. Numerous DVDs come with extended takes, deleted scenes and bloopers all of which feature takes and scenes which did not make the cut.The end result of the countless takes is a film just as the director wished it to
be.
Our lives and films are two very different things. Unlike a director we can't retake a mistake. We can't edit out the parts we didn't like or weren't happy with and as good as it would be we don't get bloopers of our lives at the end. After we've had our time on earth there isn't another sequel on this planet. Our lives may be talked about and remembered just like a great film can be, but as Nick says in the Great Gatsby "you can't repeat the past". Films take us to another place, another reality which is different to that which we live in.