GE1134 Movies and Psychology 2017-18 Semester A Story Book Name: Po Hok Lam SID: 54038529 Course: GE1134 – C01 The movie chose: Her Part1: Summary of the movie In a high-tech near future‚ Theodore who writes beautiful letters for ones with difficulties in expressing their thoughts‚ is walking through the last stage of his divorce. Introverted Theodore is in limbo after ending the relationship with his long-time love‚ Catherine. Theodore cannot get satisfied with fulfilling both
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In the film They Live‚ the director John Carpenter criticized 80s America on how it treated poverty and the working class. President Reagan established the idea of supply side and trickle down economy through Reagonomics. This was used to fix stagflation‚ which is a combination of inflation and unemployment. Through his film‚ Carpenter shows what the effects were from Reagonomics in the city of Los Angeles. Carpenter’s stance is that he is against it due to the fact that poverty is growing while
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suburban Washington‚ D.C. Their father has walked out on them and their mother can’t read or write‚ but she challenges the status quo when she sends her eldest daughter to school to receive the education that she never got. In his short story‚ “The First Day‚” Edward P. Jones uses literary techniques such as vivid imagery‚ symbols‚ and the theme that uneducated people value education more than educated people to show that the girls and their mother are trying their best. Vivid imagery is prevalent throughout
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Man in the Mirror Branagh’s vision of William Shakespeare’s famous “To be‚ or not to be‚” soliloquy manifests Hamlet’s displeasure with himself as he debates eternal sleep; the set up of this scene contributes significantly to the emotional impact and symbolism. The lack of music and sound in the beginning forces the audience’s attention towards the soliloquy. The quietness in the scene also exhibits how Hamlet is wishing for a quiet death‚ suicide. Walking slowly towards the two-way mirror‚ while
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The PBS article of film adaptation points out the difference between written text and film and the struggle of adapting a book into a film. Books have a widely known imagination because of the narrator and how he or she writes the story. We create the picture on what is going on however‚ in film‚ it takes away your visual and shows the picture. Films mostly rely on the Director and it comes from their point of view and their take of the story. Also a film is limited to a two-hour show‚ while a
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Who Is Alex Libby? Alex Libby is a teen activist against bullying. He participated in a documentary called “Bully” with a few other kids and families. They were trying to spread the message that bullying is a bad thing that is going on across the country that needs to be stopped. They are also trying to show what is happening to some victims. The assistant principal recognized the wrongdoing of the bully. Unfortunately‚ she wouldn’t help. Kids are mainly trained/expected to tell an adult
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Everybody would agree that the entire film takes place in real time and it seems to have a simple plot. There is no flashback but instead to remember to the things happened in the past 10 years ago. The author use the mode of multiperspectivity which means to build the story by seeing situations from different perspectives‚ hearing different voices and opinions‚ listening and thinking‚ increasing awareness and understanding. Usually‚ if you are in 3rd person point of view that the camera is in one
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Caregivers Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease and is the most common form of dementia. It can be caused by the accumulation of plaques or neurofibrillary tangles‚ and can be gotten genetically from a mutation on the ApoE gene. The disease progresses differently in people and affects their memory‚ thinking and behavior‚ but by the time they reach the early stage they generally need help from caregivers. Alzheimer’s cannot be treated but if diagnosed early‚ the patient can explore
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No Easy Day No Easy day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer‚ is the firsthand account of the mission that killed Bin Laden. Navy seal operator mark Owen was on operation Neptune Spear‚ also known as mission jeranamo and was tasked with leading a team of seals into the guest house of the compound that held Bin Laden. After they raided the guest house and kill Bin Laden’s brother he goes to the main building; c1‚ to assist the other operators. Once they got to the third floor of the main building‚ Bin Laden
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DAY OF THE OUTBREAK centers on a group of friends who try to survive the first day of a zombie outbreak. It’s a familiar concept‚ however‚ there still appears to be an audience who enjoys zombie films. The script is driven by the theme of survival. One of the strengths of the script is the comparison of people‚ especially the teens at the youth club‚ to zombies before they have been infected. It’s an interesting social commentary. It’s well planted by the idea of the kids responding with “moans”
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