A strange film, a strange film indeed. It's quite amazing that director Julie Taymor was even able to get this thing distributed by a major movie studio, despite how flawed an experience it is. In fact, about half of the film just flat out does not work, however the half that does work is simply magical. The threadbare story, which is really just a vehicle for masterfully-staged musical segments, follows Jude, a young dock worker from Liverpool who journeys to America in search of a father he never knew. While there he befriends college dropout Max, and subsequently falls in love with his younger sister, Lucy. Their rocky relationship, intermixed with a lot of Vietnam talk and psychedlic visuals, comprises most of the film. Had Taymor left it at that, the film would have been an endearing and fun ride. Unfortunately she feels the need to clutter the screenplay with subplots concerning every other character in the film, including a fame-seeking female rock singer, a …show more content…
sexually confused teenage girl, an African-American guitarist from Detroit, and others. Taymor just stretches herself too thin, and the misguided "characterization" does nothing but make the film much longer than necessary.
Of course the main reason this film was made was to rework Beatles songs, which Taymor does surprisingly effectively. However, she uses them in such abundance, that they are frequently hit and miss. "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is one of the strangest and least relevant of all the songs used, and its placement in the film struck me as being there simply as an excuse for some extreme visual excess. Thankfully, plenty of arrangements are pure brilliance, "Come Together", "Let it Be", and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" being the most notable. Filled to the brim with gorgeous and inventive visuals, some of the best songs ever written, and heartfelt performances, "Across the Universe" is a film meant for the soul. If Taymor knew when to say know (and had spent more time in the cutting room), it would have been perfect. Still, a definite recommendation from yours
truly. Summer is approaching fast, which means school will be letting out soon. If you're planning on traveling in the summer heat, here are 10 health tips for kids. Sunscreen: Whether you're kids are at the beach, playing in the water, or just going out for a short amount of time, sunscreen is one of the most important things to remember. When buying sunscreen, make sure it's at least SPF 15 and waterproof. Kids sweat a lot in the summer and you don't want the sunscreen wearing off due to sweat. The recommend age for babies wearing sunscreen is 6 months, and if any younger, an umbrella and a hat will do just fine. Hydration: I can't stress this enough. The summer heat is brutal on anyone, but more so on children. Make sure you have enough water for the entire family, and then some for when you run out. Don't leave the bottled water in the car because then it gets warm and reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water. Shoes: I know those little cute shoes you just bought for your kids are too hard to resist. But when traveling, try to avoid shoes that are uncomfortable for your child. Bring walking shoes and another extra pair of shoes for just in case. Healthy eating: I know a lot of kids enjoy nuggets from McDonald's or possibly even from Wendy's. But when traveling, it's best to pack healthy food and snacks for your kids to munch on. It might e tempting to stop and just get fast food, but consuming junk food(that includes fast food chains) can slow a child down. Pack fruits and veggies(such as carrots and such.) And if your child isn't too big on certain vegetables, pack a little ranch dressing in a separate container and put it in a cooler box. It gives it a little taste, distracting kids from being disgusted and or turned off by veggies. Info: When traveling, it's best to have your kids information with them at all times, so just in case they get lost(God forbid!), they know who to call, or if someone finds them, that person knows how to get in touch with you. This includes phone numbers, your child's age, emergency phone numbers(such as 911), and relatives phone number's, too. Stranger Danger: Do remind your kids not to talk to strangers or take anything a stranger offers them. Make sure you come up with a "safe word" that only you, your husband, and your child knows. That way, if a stranger walks up to your child and asks them to come with them(for whatever reason), that your child can ask for safe word to confirm that you or your husband sent that person. Remember it's important to also tell your child not to go anywhere with a stranger and if a stranger touches them or tries to take them, to scream as loud as they can and then to run. Air / Sea Sickness: Very common when traveling in air or by boat. There are OTC medications your child can take if they start to feel nauseated or dizzy, such as: Scopolamine(this OTC med can relive motion sickness for up to 3 days. Kids under the age of 10 should not take this.), Dimenhydrinate(Also known as Dramamine, can last up to 6-8 hours. This can be taken by kids age 2 and older), and Cyclizin(This can last up to 4-6 hours and can be taken by kids over the age of 5). Food Poisoning: Meats that or pink or uncooked, should not be eaten. This can cause food poisoning and dehydration. Before traveling to a place, read up on the foods that you might encounter, certain foods can be undercooked, not cleaned properly, or contaminated by germs that can make your little one(and also you) very sick. Water Poisoning: For a good bit of my childhood, I lived over seas and I always remembered hearing people say that the water wasn't clean enough to drink. Therefore; making people sick. If you're traveling aboard, make sure to boil your water for 1 minute and then put it into a container to chill in the fridge, before drinking it. This kills every living thing that could possibly be in the water. Jet Lag: The change in time can throw a child's body off it's clock, causing the child to be dehydrated, tired, irritability, and more. Though adults suffer from jet lag more so than children, kids can still suffer from it. To help with this, make sure to adjust to the time zone as soon as you land. Set your watches to the time zone and try to get some rest, if it's nighttime. A book or movie can help a child fall asleep faster. Avoiding naps the next day is also good, so that the child can get back on schedule. Those are my ten health tips for kids when traveling. Talk to your kids before traveling and remind them the importance of health when traveling aboard.
On October 14th, 2016 in class we watched “Two Spirits” by Lydia Nibley. Basically the film explored the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder of the main character. Fred was part of an honored “Navajo” youth who was killed at the age of sixteen by a man who bragged to his friends that he was nothing but a “fag”. While walking home from a carnival he was chased by one of his friends. Once his friend caught up to Fred, he pulled him down from a mountain and smashed his head with a heavy rock. Fred laid there for five days straight where two young boys found his body lying there. He was labeled as a “two-spirit” who was possessed of balancing masculine and feminine traits. In the film, there are two parts that are put together effortlessly like the people it discusses. Most of the documentary focuses on Fred’s murder, but the real issues in the film were those of the lesbian, gay, and transgender community and how its members were viewed in a
To be a True Blue Aussie you have to have a mate because “You've to have a mate,” as verbalized by poet Dave Butler in 2013. For in Aussie culture, a mate is a person whose actions speak louder than their words. In Australia, being a mate is a value that is held in the highest respect.
Madness: A History, a film by the Films Media Group, is the final installment of a five part series, Kill or Cure: A History of Medical Treatment. It presents a history of the medical science community and it’s relationship with those who suffer from mental illness. The program uses original manuscripts, photos, testimonials, and video footage from medical archives, detailing the historical progression of doctors and scientists’ understanding and treatment of mental illness. The film compares and contrasts the techniques utilized today, with the methods of the past. The film offers an often grim and disturbing recounting of the road we’ve taken from madness to illness.
The film has many redemptive moments and looks and feels a little creepy because of some of the songs they sang. Some of the memorable songs such as ‘’I smell children” and ‘’Come out my children’’ reveal the objectionable content of this movie. The movie includes very mild scares, and occasional rude language. The thematic content affects the experience and interpretation because it is similar to a theme and this is very important in a movie. If the theme is not well written then it will cause people to dislike the movie. Formal techniques do forward the thematic content by carrying out a specific task for the
Lisa Cholodenko is best known for her award-winning short film Dinner Party (1997) and her film High Art (1997) in which she won the National Society of Film Critics. However Cholodenko’s biggest accomplishment was her 2010 movie called The Kids Are All Right, nominated for four Academy Awards (this included Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay), Lisa Cholodenko won two Golden Globes including Best Picture, in comedy, and Best Actress. Coming along way from winning a film critic award to be winning awards from two of the biggest and most popular award shows show how Cholodenko’s career gradually became more successful.
“I Want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people even those who I’ve never met, I want to go on living even after my death!” (from a Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank). This quote has a lot of meaning because she wanted to be remembered and I am now writing and telling about her eighty one years later. Anne Frank is a hero because she was a spirited young Jewish girl that had to go into hiding at the age of thirteen.
Deborah Sampson was declared in 1837 by congress that the history of the Revolution “furnished no other similar example of female heroism, fidelity, and courage”. Deborah was the real life Mulan. She disguised herself as a male soldier named Robert Shurtleff and joined the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment in 1782. Under the command of Captain George Webb, she was assigned the dangerous task of finding neutral territory to spy on the British regarding their quantity of soldier and supplies in Manhattan. Gathering this information was helpful for General Washington’s battle plans. Despite close calls on other soldier finding her true sex identity, she was discovered in 1783, a year and a half into her service. She had received a contusion on her
Many people know Susan B. Anthony as ‘the women that dared to vote.’ Many women go to vote without knowing how important she was on that decision. She is one of the most recognized historical people fighting for Women Suffrage. She was an icon on Women’s Rights history. Women regardless of age, religion, social class, fought for one objective; the achievement to get the right to vote, the right to make their own decisions. She was part of this achievement. Susan B. Anthony was an American women hero.
“When you're young you don't know anything, but you have lot of energy to express yourself. So you make a lot of mistakes and you stumble, but you also get a lot of truth from within.” Said Gilbert Hernandez. This idea shows when one is young it is necessary for that person to express their emotions to deal with any complications they might encounter. In the play, “Diary of Anne Frank" Anne is a teenager dealing with the challenges of the Holocaust. Due to this her family goes into hiding. Throughout their experience conflicts start to come up between Anne and the other residents. When facing these conflicts she turns to her father, a sixteen year old boy named Peter, and her diary. It is in this play that the author uses Anne Frank’s relationship with her father, Peter, and her diary to demonstrate the theme of expressing feelings can help cope one with societal challenges beyond someone’s control.
Inside every human being is the desire to be evil. In society, rules and order exist for the purpose of keeping human civilization from revealing our inherently immoral sides. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, it is witnessed that when order is absent from society, people choose to act immorally. In fact, many of the boys fall into the hands of evil behaviour and are conquered by savagery. Whereas only three boys in the novel named Piggy, Simon and Ralph, stay true to themselves amongst the chaos of their rule-free society. As a result, the three boys are forced to endure isolation and abuse and are dehumanized by the other boys.
In 1843, an ex-slave named Isabella Baumfree, heard the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking to her. He instructed her to take on a new mission of preaching the people to abstain from sin and to change her name to Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth PBS). Sojourner left New York City where she had lived working as a housekeeper and going to spiritual gatherings for the past 15 or so years of her life. Traveling up the Connecticut River Valley, Truth gave speeches on rights for women and slaves as an itinerant preacher (Voices of the Civil War). Her work as an abolitionist and women’s rights activist made a difference for African-Americans, women, and the Union during and around the time of the Civil War.
Rosa parks was a phenomenal woman whom played a tremendous part in our history. Rosa Parks was a woman who had changed our history for the best. She was a woman of authority and because of her, our world has changed from segregation to everyone was combined no matter your race, color, or the way you looked.
	"...he had wisely brought Belcore with him to entertain Mademoiselle 		while he could have an uninterrupted conversation with 				Charlotte. ... Belcore... possessed a genteel fortune and had a liberal 			education; Dissipated, thoughtless, and capricious, he paid little 			regard to the moral duties, and less to religious ones: eager in the 			pursuit of pleasure, he minded not the miseries he inflicted on 			others, provided his own wishes, however extravagant, were gratified.
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her parents are Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey who were 18 and 20 at the time of Oprah’s birth. Her Grandmother who took care of her early in life was Hattie Mae Lee. Oprah's mother moved north to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find work. She planned to move Oprah there once she had secured a job. Oprah stayed with her grandmother on her farm in Mississippi. (www.about.com, 2000).
Almost everyone has a favorite genre of film, but how everyone defines their favorite genre can differ greatly. Horror is one of the genres where its definition can be perceived differently by many people. Like all other genres, horror does have rules and traditions that must be included in order for a film to be considered a horror film. These rules and traditions include a protagonist, an antagonist, an escape or escape attempt of some sort, and very influential audio and visual effects.