Elf, composed in 2003, is an American Christmas comedy film written by David Berenbaum and directed by Jon Favreau. The main characters that were referenced in the film were Buddy, an orphan who ended up at the North Pole after accidentally sneaking into Santa's sack, played by Will Ferrell. Buddy was raised by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), who adopted him until he realized the truth. Also, Buddy's biological father is Walter Hobbs, who is played by James Caan. He works as a book publisher and lives in New York with his family. Additionally, Santa, played by Ed Asner, is responsible for teaching Buddy the importance of spreading Christmas joy. Lastly, the son of Emily and Walter, Michael (played by Daniel Tay), initially resents Buddy but eventually …show more content…
Although Buddy was considerably larger than the other elves and could not fit in with them, he eventually got told the truth that he was a human and not an elf. As a result, Buddy travels to New York City in search of his biological father. However, the adventure was more than just finding his father; it also included saving Christmas. Therefore, in this essay, I will discuss and evaluate each of the three acts independently, starting with the introduction and setup, moving on to the conflict and confrontation, and concluding with the resolution while including the movie's plot, symbol, and characters in that act with the overall theme. The film starts off with an innocent baby at the orphanage who accidentally snuck into Santa's gift sack, not knowing what would happen. Following that, the movie shows how Buddy's life changed from that point on, picking up bad habits because he was living at the North Pole among elves, which foreshadows problems in the future. Moreover, it was necessary to tell Buddy the truth, so Papa Elf, who adopted him, did so in order to make him aware of the reality of what had been kept a secret from
perspective when he applied to be an elf and Macys one holiday season and showed us what society looked like from inside an elf costume. Elf, although not a real story, is a movie about a human who thinks he is an elf who meets his dad and experiences extreme culture shock as he goes to New York for the first time. In this essay, I will be comparing these similarities between these two stories and what types of comedy are found in each. The first scene from Elf that was similar to Santa Land Diaries
Jon Favreau’s “Elf”, released in November 2003, is a comedic Christmas movie that follows Buddy the Elf in NYC. In the movie, Buddy is a human who was raised by Christmas elves at the North Pole but goes to New York to find his biological dad- Walter. Therefore, I will be discussing the different acts and symbols present throughout the film. Additionally, this essay will analyze how the plot, characters, and theme of “finding and staying true to yourself” are developed through the progression of
In countries like Ethiopia, Niger, Haiti and other impoverished countries, adults and children alike sleep on the ground with their livestock, eat once or twice a week, and have to walk miles, barefoot, to access even the dirtiest of water. Americans, and citizens of other first-world countries, would never understand these seemingly surreal conditions. Traveling to any of these countries, one may find that the inhabitants there are not saddened by their state of living. But rather you will see that
Growing up, my daughter Brittany had a quote on her bedroom wall “Smiling is my favorite” from the movie Elf. As I was reading Anna Cunningham’s “Why Women Smile’, I found myself remembering that quote on her wall throughout the essay. Her essay is a sociological piece on gender division and the social pressures that accompany a smile. The pressure comes from public expectation that a woman not smiling is an unhappy person. A woman is expected to smile in all sorts of situations appropriate to smiling
start and finish your work. Literary devices are like paints while the pencil is the brush that connects the writer to their piece. Every writer has a different way of utilizing these tools, but it is especially easy to do this in personal essays. Personal essays are the drabbles of the mind, stories from a person’s deepest crevices that come out at the best times. David Sedaris is not just a famous author, but a comedian and a humorist as well. Sedaris was born in Johnson City, New York on December
periodically, you probably know that lately, the majority of the best selling movies today have been movie adaptions from books. Popular movies of this type include the Hunger Games series, the Divergent series, American Sniper, and the Hobbit. However, you can't talk about those movies without discussing the difference between the book and movie. That's why in today's essay, The Hobbit book and movie trilogy will be scrutinized, and discussed. This writing piece will look at the unique chracteristics
rebellion in the districts. The Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smaug, is all about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and his companions as they continue east towards the fearsome dragon, Smaug. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences in the settings, themes, lighting and colour used in each movie. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is set in the made up country of Panem which is a country that pretty much rose from the ashes of North America and is said to be a fairly post apocalyptic country
Compare & Contrast Essay - How to Train Your Dragon and Eragon By Aastha Kumar How to Train Your Dragon and Eragon are both types of literature texts, which later were turned into featured films by DreamWorks Production and Davis Entertainment. Eragon is named after the book’s main protagonist ‘Eragon’ while the main character in How to Train Your Dagon is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Both texts have a similar plot and characters, the texts revolve around the central theme of dragons. Both the
Emily Giacomucci Stacy Tibbetts English 15 Section 91 October 7, 2014 Evaluation Essay Draft If you were to peek into the family room window of my house one night several days before Christmas, you would see six people holding mugs of hot chocolate, crammed onto two couches, with a tower of cookies in between, all watching The Polar Express. For many years now this has been one of many family traditions. No matter how old we have all gotten, we have yet to outgrow this Christmas classic. The movies
Schwartz, Karen, Zana Lutfiyya, and Nancy Hansen. “Dopey’s Legacy: Stereotypical Portrayals of Intellectual Disability in the Classic Animated Films” Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability. Cheu, Johnson, ed. McFarland, 2013. Print. The authors examine how the roles with intellectual disabilities in Disney animated movies are described and how they are linked to ways through with people with intellectual disabilities are treated in realistic
different languages, made abridged, and has been portrayed in multiple movie adaptations. These movie versions of the novel have ranged from silent films to modern-day cinema, all working to bring to life this classic tale of love and tragedy. Though movie adaptations cannot always present a book’s plot in its entirety, there is much to be said on the lack of fidelity in which Jane Eyre has been displayed on the screen. This essay will compare and contrast the original text and the 2011 adaptation of
The Author that I choose was David Sedaris, he is a humorist that writes stories that really happened to him or tales that he hears and thinks he could improve on them (“Sedaris Public Private Life”). Some of this essays are about a deeper topic like politics and he uses humor to help get his point across in a statement that is fun and enjoyable to read. (“Sedaris Public Private Life”). David Sedaris is not only a writer he also is a play writer, he has been a part on many different major plays and