Any person can relate to human emotions. It is a human desire to long for communication because we are social creatures. Emotions are a reflexive act, and they can be studied by others to understand reactions. They are present in all living creatures and are expressed through movement and behavior. The display of sadness in another person can create sadness inside you either through a similar experience (Russell) or by relating to sadness as a part of your own experience (Stein). Both methods achieve the same result, but the question arises as to which method can be more appreciated, particularly when applying it to a non-human character. We do not share any similar tendencies other than language and facial expression, so how can they represent more of what we know rather than human-to-human connection? Occasionally, we need representation in a different form to relate to a better cause.
Now let us change that. Finding Nemo, by conjunction of Disney and Pixar, is about the story of a fish, Marlin, searching the ocean for his lost son Nemo, who is also a fish. Now humans don’t have the same bodily functions as a fish, but the subject of family spans all life forms, so in a way, the subject is relatable. The audience wouldn’t see this as arbitrary because it is just an animated film, but the point of yearning for the connection of family, for the connection of an individual to an individual, is universal. For a movie set for the longing of direct communication, we find that it is best to express what we want in terms of what we don’t have. The tone of the movie is set by the scenes themselves. A vast ocean filled with the unknown is the main set of the movie, and the most significant scenes are set where there is nothing. The deep somber blue water is more terrifying when compared to a tiny orange fish, and this contrast is what sets the overall tone of the movie. We all strive for a connection, and when at a loss, the motivation is more present. The purpose of animation is to project yourself into a reality and let go of human perception. Otherwise, animation would be pointless since humans would not identify within themselves towards a character that isn’t real. Nonetheless, this is the point of an objective reality.
What the film is saying is to be human you must be able to empathise
ultimate theme of 'The Fish" is that the carelessness of how we treat others and
It is within those years that they discover the different ways that imagination and humanity can alter the way you think. Halberstam brings up this point within a lengthy analysis of the movie March of the Penguins. At first view this film is simply documentary of a group of penguins as the mothers leave to find food and the fathers stayed to protect the eggs. At first glance, this is true. But Halberstam presents a second interpretation. She states that “Most often we project human worlds onto the supposedly blank slate of animality, and then we create the animals we need in order to locate our own human behaviors in ‘nature’ or ‘the wild’ or ‘civilization’” (275). This idea changes the way we think about most man-made documentaries, showing how we don’t just document the animals, but we add our own human narrative to them. Enforcing ideas such as authority, gender roles, and even heterosexuality. That may seem like a stretch to some. But Halberstam states that we use these animals to study these ideas. To directly quote “Animated animals allow us to explore ideas about humanness” (276). What exactly does she mean by this statement? She uses the term animated to describe these penguins. But to any movie-goer who has seen this film know that it follows a group of real live penguins. Her use of the word animated in this case describes what it is like to be
Jackson’s concept of the ‘known’, the ‘unknown’ and the ‘longing for an absolute meaning’ was expressed in the story by the Creature’s character. The Creature is like a human being because he talks like a human and acts like a human even though his looks is different from a real human being. For this reason, the Creature seems to be real, so I was able to suspend my disbelief and think that the Creature is real while reading the story. The Creature looks like half man and half fish, so maybe that is the reason why some people call him “Fish Man”. However, according to him, “he’s not a fish, but an amphibian” (Bailey). It is unknown if he really is an amphibian, and “he’d never known another of his kind” (Bailey). The unknowns in the story caused me to immerse myself more. As I read, I was looking forward to find out more information about the Creature. I wanted to know where did he come from, and I was hoping to find a happy ending for him. Thus, I think I was able to feel what the author wants the readers to feel. Through the whole story, the Creature was searching for happiness, and I too, as the reader, was looking for something or someone that will help improve the Creature’s life after all the wrongs he had suffered. One of the Creature’s co-actors, Karloff, gave him an advice and said, “Underwater, my friend. Water is your natural milieu” (Bailey). I think this message is the absolute meaning that the Creature was looking for, and as a result, he finally knew where he can find happiness. “The Creature strikes off for home, knowing now how fleeting are the heart’s desires, knowing that Julie too would ebb into memory” (Bailey). From the beginning until the end of the story, I was able to understand the Creature’s feelings, and it caused me to willingly suspend my
Erik Erikson was heavily influenced by Freud but while Freud was an ID psychologist, Erikson was an ego psychologist. Erikson stressed that the development of the ego depended heavily on personal and social aspects. “According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future” (McLeod, S. 1970). His theory focused on personality development through eight distinct stages. He believed that personality progressed in a stacking or pre-determined manner, this is referred to as the epigenetic principle. One must
Poverty can be a choice or a last resort for many across the globe. The Glass Castle a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, portrays how her family rejected civilization and embraced poverty. I felt Rex Wall’s notion of “sink or swim” (Page 66) portrays the failure and success of having a family. The situation in the Wall’s hopes manifested itself as a Glass Castle, a mysterious glass house the family would hope to build and live in. In order for the family’s dream to succeed, they would have to face many demons on the way. Throughout the book, I protested against some of the choices that were made, but I soon came to an understanding that some people will not change the way they live. I kept on thinking there always a possibility that there is always a cure to a problem, but sometimes there is too little time or understanding on both sides. A common theme that kept on going
Throughout history the world has experienced different movie pictures, which incorporate different psychological themes. In Finding Nemo the audience is introduced to a clownfish named Marlin who deals with a multitude of psychological issues such as; stress, fear, and anxiety. Marlin refuses to experience the sea life, because it is so intimidating to him, and so he keeps his son from it. In the beginning , Marlin loses his wife to a shark, and then later on his son gets captured by a Scuba Diver. So, Marlin sets out on this adventure to find his son Nemo, and encounters another character named Dory, Dory deals with psychological issue of memory loss. Together they set out to find Marlin’s son Nemo, and along the way they bump into many different
As a psychology major, I've always wanted to know why we relate ourself to an actor/actress in movies. How is it that we mostly share the feeling of pain or sorrow with a character and not happiness or joy? After doing my research, I found out that our life experiences are the main reason for this cause. The two most important aspects for this cause is Empathy and Sympathy. These two things are what we expeirience on a day-to-day basis. Even after knowing that a character is fictional and that the scenes enacted by them are just a script written by someone, that "someone" makes the characters draw our attention
In fact, the daily life of human beings is at the mercy of the uncontrollable waves of the sea; while, at the same time, the essential part of reality remains unknown to feeble, helpless humans. The human voyage into life is feeble, vulnerable, and uncontrollable. Since the crew on a dangerous sea without hope are depicted as "the babes of the sea", it can be inferred that we are likely to be ignorant strangers in the universe. In addition to the dangers we face, we also have to overcome the new challenges of the waves in the daily life. These waves are "most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall", requiring "a new leap, and a leap."
Ever since I was little I remember playing games where I would fight the bad guy and win the girl in the end. This never seem to affect me or make me wonder what small effect it had on my thought process. In games such as Zelda, call of duty, assassin creed, gears of war, Mario, and even halo you play as a white heterosexual male. The idea of playing this way never seemed to phase me as a young child. As I grew up and became more aware of the difference of people and the need for other as well as myself a need to be able to connect and find one 's self in different place such as games, movies, and TV shows. I became aware of the one sided views that video games seem to have. Then I realized that it was seen as acceptable to only have the one sided displayed due to the lack of speaking out on the need for change.
Throughout this class, there were many social issues and whom they affect discussed. I loved this class for the reason of getting myself more familiar with what is happening around me and around everyone else in the world. This class was an eye opener to major social issues that people are faced with so in this paper, I am going to talk about the seven objectives we were supposed to obtain from this class.
Spirited Away is a Japanese anime movie by Hayao Miyazaki and produced under Studio Ghibli. The film was first released in July of 2001, and became the most successful film in Japanese history, grossing over $274 million dollars worldwide. The film was so successful, it even overtook Titanic (top grossing film at the time) and because the highest-grossing film in Japanese history with a total of $229,607,878. (Johnson, G. A.)
In William Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies” There is a world war and these kids are sent away on a plane that crashes on an uncharted island, stranded with a bunch of schoolboys. There is no adults supervision and all the boys seem happy about it at first then they realize that anything and everything can happen on the island. When they realize that there is no order , no civilization there is a fear of .what can happen to them while they wait to be rescued. Piggy who is teased and picked on throughout most of the book, is a boy who is not physically weak but he is mentally strong. He constantly complains about his asthma , he is virtually blind without his glasses but Piggy is very responsible and he is the brains of the boys. He constantly warns the boys about their behavior and foolish ways but noone seems to listen. Jack when he first gets to the island is the red headed boy that is the leader a choir group and during the book Jack turns into more of a boy of action and When he is first seen on the island, he is leading a group o...
One scientist, Damasio, provided an explanation how emotions can be felt in humans biologically. Damasio suggested, “Various brain structures map both the organism and external objects to create what he calls a second order representation. This mapping of the organism and the object most likely occurs in the thalamus and cingulate cortices. A sense of self in the act of knowing is created, and the individual knows “to whom this is happening.” The “seer” and the “seen,” the “thought” and the “thinker” are one in the same.” By mapping the brain scientists can have a better understandi...
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel was a fascinating and exciting narrative that described the journey of a young boys life starting with the formation of his beliefs moving all the way through an adventure that changed his life forever. I found it extremely engaging on both a philosophical level and a psychological level as I saw Pi, a young boy, curious about life, discover both religion and go through an extremely traumatic experience. I found Pi's devotion to God to be an uplifting example that many people throughout the world should see. Although I do believe that Pi was confused about how to best love God, I admire his efforts and believe that his dedication is sincere. I also found the psychological aspect of Pi to be almost as fascinating as religion. I could see from the beginning that Pi was quite thoughtful and always tried to think before he acted. However, what I found even more fascinating than his pre-planning cognitive abilities was how he thought when he was under great stress. Perhaps the best example of how he coped with stress was towards the end of the book when he tells what may be the true story, and we can see that he may have represented everyone as an animal in order to deal with the situation. This provides valuable insight into Pi's mind and opens a whole new area of possibilities when considering how Pi thinks. This ending leaves how Pi thinks open to interpreting which adds a intriguing aspect to the book. Beyond the religious and theoretical aspects of the book, the adventure seen kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Every time it seemed Pi was about to die or give up hope, an astounding miracle would suddenly save him. I found the effect of these suspenseful moments to cause me to want to...