Wednesday October 21, 2015 was the most anticipated day of my life. I walked into school that day wearing a red t shirt, large grey jacket, Nikes, and a lenticular color-changing cap with my pants pockets pulled out. Although certain technologies I expected to exist by that date, like flying cars and hoverboards, were nowhere to be seen, I still enjoyed being able to bring Marty McFly to 2015 with my attire in celebration of my favorite movie franchise, Back to the Future. Growing up in my house, a Back to the Future movie was always on whenever one aired. By the time I was about twelve, I knew every line to every Back to the Future movie. They all enticed me with their span of characters who each had a unique depth plus the movies’ witty humor …show more content…
Everything that happens to Marty in 1985, from the “Save the Clock Tower” flier Marty receives to the mention of Uncle “Jail Bird Joey” not making parole again, affects his experience in 1955. While I grow and watch this movie with my family more, I continue to enjoy finding more of these connections between Marty’s past and present which has improved my ability to discern how every experience I have encountered has shaped me into who I am today. If Marty’s mom hadn’t told him about her first kiss with his dad at the “Enchantment Under the Sea Dance,” Marty would have never known how to conserve their marriage and ultimately save his own existence. If I hadn’t watched Back to the Future as much as I did when I was young, I may not be as interested in time travel, and consequently math and science, as I am …show more content…
Personally, I felt a comforting relation between me and the nerdy, lonely character. Although my peers never made fun of me to the same extent as George’s did in the first film, my environment and my passions have caused me to want to sit alone at lunch and pour over my passions or stay home and watch my favorite television show on a Saturday instead of going to the school dance. However, I find his incredible character transformation to be most inspiring. Although George is portrayed as very shy, anti-social, and manipulable as a teen and an adult, his one moment of distinction between right and wrong when he chooses to stand up to the antagonist Biff allows him to become a much better version of himself. George’s defining act of confidence taught me and continues to assure me that I can be the best version of myself if I chose to act out against the evils raging war in my own life and break through social
George’s attitude changes from the admirable young man that didn’t have everything but grew up with caring parents to a deviance selfish millionaire. The film shows parts of how criminal behavior can be influenced by George Jung, he wants to use his deviant mind to get rich fast and does not really have to lift a finger. George has made his connections to have the trust of others and to persuade them to go with just him. He does provide an honest verbal communication between his people. George went from dealing small quantities of marijuana to individuals to where he is distributing planes full of 100% pure cocaine to high
Behind George’s impulsive enigma you can see just how much he wants to be accepted and make friends. Isolated and lonely, George bullied children who were smaller than him and appeared as ‘easy targets’ because deep down he didn't feel good about himself and wanted to be accepted due to his learning difficulties and other assorted problems. George readily agrees to the invitation to Sam’s birthday, seeing the trip as an opportunity to finally make friends. You see a glimpse of his caring nature when he gives Sam a birthday present, using all his savings to purchase him a water pistol, and ensuring he likes it. However, he was unaware of the true purpose of his invitation by the resentful Sam, forcing you to sympathise further on George and expressing his innocence and desperation to form friendships. This is further demonstrated later in the film where he lies and tells the group that he smokes cigarettes in hopes to be accepted in the group and appear as ‘cool’ by doing the things they
When Mr. Potter asked him to join his side so he could get more money, George thought better of himself and decided the best thing to do was to turn down the deal even though it was a once in a lifetime deal. George didn’t want to do it, but he at sometime had to face up to the problem of not getting to see the world like he wanted to when he was younger.
“I couldn’t stand the idea of a woman having to have a single pure life
George was motivated by the urge to do the right thing, and by helping everyone. When he was in depression he realized that his family, friends and town people were in dire in need of his help he wanted to live again.
Frank Baums, The Wizard of Oz is arguably one of the most popular films made. Even though it was released in 1939, nearly three-quarters of a century ago, the film continues to entertain audiences and speak to them in a personal way. The question that comes to the mind when analyzing this film is: What is it about this film that gives it such timelessness? When reflecting on the film’s timeless qualities, it seems clear the plot is one of the things that enable it to maintain its relevance. Primarily, the plot of The Wizard of Oz is timeless because it is such an excellent example of the heroic journey, both in literally and cinematically. This journey of self-awareness is a metaphor for growth, which is something we all search to discover at some time in our lives.
Also, his thinking pattern is rather awkward or odd for someone of his age because what keeps him concentrated is this depiction of a farm where they will “tend the rabbits.build up a fire in the stove” (Steinbeck 14) which makes him mentally ill. When something is said to him about animals, he would instantly recognise this desire, but for everything else, he is pretty much a useless man but other people who were willing to listen like Slim and Crooks who got to know him understood that he is if anything vulnerable which is what many characters were even George.
By studying the scene where George kills Lennie, I learned that sometimes your best friends do not always act as they should as well as the importance of a strong friendship. I know from my own experience that sometimes friends do not make the best decisions when it crutial for something in your life. You will really figure out who your best friends are at a time like that. Some people think that George was not wrong with the decision he made but I feel he did not make the right decision because they were best friends and Lennie did not kill the woman on
In the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stresses the importance of memory and how memories shape a person’s identity. Stories such as “In Search of Lost Time” by Proust and a report by the President’s Council on Bioethics called “Beyond Therapy” support the claims made in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Firstly, to understand George as a character it’s important to look at his appearance: both how he presents himself to the world and how that reflects his nature. When we meet George, the stage directions tell us that he is “typically good-looking, he has the best ‘looks’ of the family, [and he is] tall and elegant of figure” (255). He is wearing attractive clothing that we soon find out he inherited from his late cousin Sebastian, altered to fit him perfectly by “a little Jew tailor on Brittannia Street” (261), and he carries with him a tennis racket in a zippered cover.
There were multiple changes in George’s character, some blindingly obvious and some that were fairly subtle. All these changes had the same root – George’s choice to abandon his dream with Lennie and shoot his friend.
There is plenty of textual evidence to support why George draws the most sympathy from the reader. One of the reasons being that it is believed George is made out to represent the common
He starts the novel as a bitter man who harbors great suspicion towards other people; consequently, his bitterness was born from his feelings of loneliness and alienation. Near the middle of the novel, George is invigorated with a new and brief sense of hope and confidence for the future out of the realization that the dream is now within reach. Sadly, at the end of the novel his hope and confidence shatters with the tragedy, and he is left with feeling that he has no more reason or direction in his life. Throughout this novella, George’s sense of direction in life and confidence was based in the dream’s
Time Travel has always struck close to the imagination of the minds. From H.G. Wells ' "The Time Machine" to blockbuster films like "Back to the Future" - for years, time travel was the stuff of science fiction and crazy-eyed mad men but as physicists approach the subject of time travel with new advances in scientific theories and equipment, the possibility of time travel has become a more legitimate field for scientific endeavours. This paper will argue the possibility of time travel and the positive effects that this discovery will bring forth to modern day society: technological advancements.
The movie “In Time” takes place in a world where time has become the currency. People use time ultimately to stay alive, to pay for rent, and pay for foods and goods. Once you hit the age of 25, you stop aging but you’re genetically engineered to live only one more year unless you can buy your way out of it. The people who live the longest are the wealthiest people, they can live forever and are essentially immortal. The rest of the people who live in the ghettos live day by day by working very low paying jobs, stealing or begging for time. When the clock on the persons arm hits zero they die. Time on these clocks has become the universal currency; by touching arms, one person can transfer it to another, or to or from a separate clock that can be shipped or safely stored in a "time bank". The country is divided into "time zones" based on the wealth of its population. We have a saying that many people use today “Time is money” but in this movie Time is literally money. “In time” relates to the topic of macroeconomics greatly. This movie brings up many topics in economics such as distribution of wealth, labor force, scarcity and inflation. It shows us how differently people look at the economy when the currency is no longer physical money and how there is a separation in the rich and poor.