1. I am going to describe David and his sister Jennifer. Before David “jumped” into PLEASANTVILLE‚ he is isolated. He only has one friend‚ when he wants to hang out with a girl‚ he pretends that he is talking to the girl‚ but the truth is he stands a hundred yards across the schoolyard from the girl. He reads all the books‚ and was addicted himself to the firm: Pleasantville which he can remember all the name of the person‚ all relationships between every characteristic‚ all the words they said‚
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In a world open to new ideas change is inevitable; this is illustrated in the film Pleasantville by Gary Ross. Ross’ intention in the scene where Bud is questioned at the soda shop is to show us that change is bound to happen. We begin to see this when the soft‚ jazz music enters this scene; which is used to enhance the curiosity feel that is shown within the eyes of all the teenagers who are watching Bud enter the store‚ this is reflected by the technique of quick shot sequence‚ panning and tilting
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In the movie Pleasantville‚ a brother and sister from modern day became part of a black and white ‘50s television show called Pleasantville. This was done using a special remote given to the main character David‚ by a TV repairman. In the beginning David believed Pleasantville should remain the same. Pleasantville was his utopia; he thought everything was perfect. His sister Jenn was determined to change Pleasantville. Jenn thought people acted like losers‚ and wanted them to be “cool”. David later
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that. There are many aspects of Plato’s understandings of philosophy and its relationships within a society and we will dig into a handful of them. Those few being Plato’s understanding of philosophy and its relationship with politics; The Allegory of the Cave and how it shines light on Plato’s concept of education. The next being the characteristics and abilities of a philosopher making them superior rulers; comparing of a Philosopher-King and Creon‚ and finally the likelihood of a successful Philosopher-King
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The Allegory of the cave is a short story about a prisoner who is locked in a cave with other prisoners. Every day they see shadows of objects or people passing by‚ but they never realized that the shadows and figures they see aren’t the real objects. One of the prisoners breaks free and sees the world for what it really is and finds out that the shadows weren’t real. He comes to this realization when he looks at his own reflection. When he goes to tell the other prisoners they don’t understand or
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Pleasantville essay “We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of inertia and the irksomeness of action‚” - Learned Hand. During the 50s Hand was seen a defender of civil rights when subversion‚ the downfall or corruption of something‚ was on the verge of dividing the nation‚ also known as the Red Scare. So‚ this quote is relevant to the film‚ Pleasantville‚ directed and written by Gary Ross because not only
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another world: an eternal world of ideas. It is made up out of eternal unchanging forms of things. This world can be known through reason alone. The material world (world of things) is a manifestation of this eternal world of ideas. Using the allegory‚ Plato pictures the everyday situation of man. He can speak‚ hear‚ and encounter the world without actually being aware of the world of Ideas. True knowledge can only be gained from the world of ideas. The world of things merely generates opinions
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Pleasantville Popular culture is the artistic and creative expression in entertainment and style that appeals to society as whole. It includes music‚ film‚ sports‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ and even photography. It can be diffused in many ways‚ but one of the most powerful and effective ways to address society is through film and television. Broadcasting‚ radio and television are the primary means by which information and entertainment are delivered to the public in virtually every nation around the
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satisfying life a woman could lead by fulfilling her duties. Gary Ross’s 1998 feature film Pleasantville examined the differences between the 90s and the 50s image of family by transporting 90s characters into the ideal black and white image of the ideal 1950s family of a mother‚ father‚ son and daughter. Not only did this movie explore ideas in feminism‚ but racism as well. When a character of the original Pleasantville was exposed to something new‚ they turned from black and white to an image of color
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many who agreed with and valued the ideas of a democratic government and thought that it helped Athens thrive however‚ there were many individuals who disagreed with the ideas of democracy. Throughout Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and the Crito‚ many different ideas of free speech surfaced and soon these different texts became very important artifacts relating to free speech. Although Aristophanes and Plato both value free speech within a democratic society‚ they both
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