English Task Pleasantville Chosen scene is at “Cafe Questions” from 51:00min to 53:40min Storyboard 1 – Scene Storyboard 1 portrays what the layout of the cafe would be like in a contemporary society today‚ in the 1950s it was considered regular or a norm to be indoors and with the seating plan to be arranged in booth like face to face tables with cushion back chairs‚ nowadays you are seated outside or inside with free standing and movable chairs for table space for just 1 or to 8 people‚ you
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‘Dystopia is merely a utopia from a different point of view’. Discuss this statement in relation to two pertinent literary or filmic examples. The following essay proposes to consider the concepts of dystopia and utopia‚ analysing the ways in which they can be deemed to constitute the same phenomenon understood from a different point of view. For the purpose of perspective‚ we intend to consider the problem from the standpoint of H.G. Wells’ A Modern Utopia (1905) and Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New
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Pleasantville shows the view of a perfect world that was set during the 1950s this world was idolized by David Parker and was his get away from the real world‚ this world was not as perfect as David realized. Pleasantville was the utopia that David thought it was pleasantville had much of the problems and changes that the 1950s had. Pleasantville being set around a time period that had so much disarray and great movements. Pleasantville illusion of perfect was shattered when David and his sister
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Rebellion in Pleasantville Challenging conformity was a prominent theme in the film. Numerous characters defied socialistic norms and changed the dynamics of Pleasantville. Expressing yourself and going against what everyone else believes to be normal can be difficult at times‚ but as displayed by this film‚ it is worth taking the risk. Although everyone in Pleasantville has conformed to the specific customs and rules‚ characters such as David‚ Bill Johnson‚ Jennifer‚ and Betty Parker take daunting
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there was nothing else but pleasantness? This is what the movie Pleasantville tries to present to the viewer. Pleasantville is based off the very old story adam and eve. Adam and Eve‚ is basically the story of how humans became who they are today. Pleasantville takes certain ideals from adam and eve and brings them to the present‚ through a story about two teens sucked into an old tv show. Although gary yoss (director of pleasantville) reuses the idea of knowledge and paradise from the story of adam
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Dystopian governments have complete control over their people. It is the only way to keep their government in rule. It is easier to control your citizens when you have trained them to be obedient and compliant This is a dystopian society. The word "dystopia" traces its roots back to the Greek word "dys" (meaning "bad") and "topos" (meaning "place) (Dictionary). Citizens in a dystopian society never question their government. They are either brainwashed or too scared to speak up against the injustices
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1984‚ A Dystopian Novel The novel “1984” by George Orwell‚ is a quintessential dystopian novel. A dystopia is a vision of society in which life is typically characterized by human misery‚ poverty and violence. A dystopian society have an oppressive societal control and the illusions of a perfect society are maintained through corporate‚ bureaucratic‚ technological‚ moral‚ or totalitarian control. The novel 1984 takes place in a totalitarian state of Oceania that would make even dictators like Hitler
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Pleasantville is a movie about a boy named David and his sister‚ Jennifer‚ who get transported into an alternate universe based on a 1950’s television show‚ Pleasantville. This town has no faults‚ there’s no inclement weather‚ no violence‚ no fire‚ their basketball team never misses a shot‚ and no sexual activity. This all changes when these two siblings enter this world. They try to conform to the world‚ but instead the world conforms to them. Change isn’t always easy‚ and this movie shows how difficult
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This is a close up shot that shows the Mayor Bob. This shot is important to the idea of change in Pleasantville‚ which people are afraid of. This shot shows Bob in the courtroom and we can only see his face because he’s looking in the mirror that Bud is showing him and he has just changed from black and white into colour‚ we can tell by his facial expressions that Bob is shocked and angry. The background is in black and white‚ which contrasts with the Mayor in colour‚ this shows that anyone is
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Tiffany Niemiller November 15th‚ 2010 Utopia/Dystopia Dr. Viau Pleasantville Pleasantville is a great movie with many hidden messages. The not so obvious but informative messages are one of best aspects of this nineties flick. The special effects are impressive considering this movie is indeed from the nineties. Pleasantville touches base on many actual conflicts in America and throughout history in the most subtle but blunt way. My favorite thing about this movie is how it takes this blind
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