Music is an important element in C.R.A.Z.Y. as it allows Zac to both express himself and escape his problems. In the film, Zac is seen idolizing the singer David Bowie. While in his room, he dresses up like Bowie and sings along to Bowie’s song “Space Oddity”. “Space Oddity” follows an astronaut called Major Tom who ends up losing his connection to Ground Control and gets lost. This song serves as a key metaphor for Zac’s life. When Zac was little, he had a special bond with his father. However, when it became obvious that Zac was “soft” and too feminine, the relationship was ruined. Despite all of his efforts and prayers, the older he got, the more clear it became that Zac liked men. This furthered the wedge between he and his father and began
to drive Zac away from his faith. It caused him to act out and to rebel against what was expected of him. When he was little, Zac had a connection with his father and with God who were his “Ground Control” and he knew what to expect from his life. However, once he got older that connection was severed and he lost the direction and guidance he’d had in his life.
The poem 'We Real Cool' by Gwendolyn Brooks is a stream of the thoughts of poor inner city African-Americans who have adopted a hoodlum lifestyle. Though many can have different interpretations of this poem, it is fair to look at the life and career or the works and influences of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Celebrity worship is a term given to those who obsess over one or more celebrity. Jake Halpern's "The Popular Crowd," discusses how loneliness increases the likelihood of someone worshiping celebrities. Worshiping of celebrities is not necessarily bad, it can be helpful for those who have a social need that they need satisfied. However, this worshiping can sometimes lead to stalking and violence towards celebrities. Once this happens celebrities are put in danger. Some celebrities receive phone calls, letters, emails, and more from stalkers. They might not feel like this is a sign of danger, but it is. In order for celebrities to remain safe, they need to be educated about dangers that come with having fans.
Scieszka and Smith have made Henry P. a different kind of sci-fi adventure of a boy explaining to his teacher why he was late to school. Smith has detailed the illustrations as they follow what the text says with a distorted twist. For example, when Henry was explaining that he ended up on the planet astrosus with astro guys, Smith illustrated an astro guy with pointy eyebrows, a sharp nose, and a red spiky tongue flicking out to catch Henry in his red space suit. The astro guy is not what we expect from an alien like creature, he had an odd shaped, distinctive head that would make heads turn twice. The effect of Smith's illustrations here make us look at the world critically. Henry's red space suit makes you get a feel for his personality and makes you wonder why his story is interesting.
Weezer’s song Island in The Sun Is about a person relaxing and not worrying about any problems. The idea of the song is to tell listeners that it’s okay to take breaks, or relax. When you’re having fun nothing else in the world matters.
Zacharek, Stephanie. “A movie about a boy and a rock band. But it’s really all about the girls.” Rev. of Almost Famous, dir. Cameron Crowe. Salon.com. Salon Media Group, 15 Sept. 2000. Web. 29 March 2011.
Jake Sully formally known as, Jacob is considered the protagonist in the movie. Jake is a Marine veteran who has paraplegic renegade meaning he is paralyzed from the waste down.
Imogen Heap’s song “Aha!” creates an atmosphere that captures Tom’s feelings towards Gatsby. Tom thinks Gatsby is a little ridiculous and actively tries to emasculate him. Using the nonsense words “happy-clappy” in line 1 shows that Tom refuses to take Gatsby seriously. He then refers to Gatsby’s outward appearance as a man who is “high on life,” throwing fabulously extravagant parties attended by hundreds of people. But, when Tom becomes aware of Daisy and Gatsby’s affair in lines 4 and 5, he feels he has discovered the real man behind this facade. Now that Tom knows this about Gatsby, there is no way he’s going to let him get off scot-free, and he says so in the next line: “Cost you to keep me quiet.” In the next verse, Tom is again talking about this character that Gatsby has created for himself and how it has fooled many, including his wife.
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan is fiction book with an adventurous journey following a set of heroes on a mission to save the world in some way or another.
Sidney and Dre both had a deep love for rap and hip-hop and they both listened to and were infatuated making music. Throughout the movie, Sidney and Dre had began to notice that with time, rap and hip-hop was falling off and losing its authenticity. As the nature and purity of rap and hip hop in Dre’s life began to dwindle, so did the relationship between himself and Sidney. “Brown Sugar’s music supervisor Barry Cole says, “The music … is a reflection of what it was like for the first generation of hip-hop, growing up as the music began and maturing as the music continues to evolve.”’ (Sanchez) Dre lost sight of what hip-hop meant to him and his relationship with his current spouse, who saw no appreciation for music, was an example of that. At the end of the movie Dre and Sidney realize that they are in love with each other and this is when Dre’s love for music is rejuvenated. Music did not play as big of a role in Just Wright. However, the background music did have an effect on the movie and it helped display the essence of black love. The scene when Scott realizes he is in love with is when his playing a song on the piano. With every scene of intimacy in Just Wright there is a song that relates to love and
Now grown up, Sidney is the chief and editor of XXL, a hip-hop magazine and Dre is a talent scout for Millennium Records. Both Sidney and Dre are very invested in their love for hip-hop. There are complications between the two throughout the movie that starts with Dre proposing to his girlfriend, Reese. Dre decides to quit his job and start his own record company, planning to focus on what real hip-hop was and to emphasize the ways in which his generation fell in love with it in the first place. Reese does not support him, while Sidney does, this brings them closer together because Dre makes Sidney his partner in the label. Both characters realize in their struggles and love for hip-hop that being true to one another and the music is the only way to change anything for the better. In one of the scenes during the film, Sidney says “I don’t have to pretend with hip hop and hip hop doesn’t have to pretend with me” (Brown Sugar). Sidney makes very clear in her book and in her love for hip-hop that she is talking about Dre metaphorically. Love begins to spark between two people through mutual love for something that is respected within the community in a professional manner, that being
The high development of languages around the world is arguably humanity’s most remarkable feat. Without it, we would be not much better off than monkeys or gorillas. Whether seeking to persuade, to inform, to express emotions, to question, to transmit ideas, or even to deliver masterpieces in verse or prosaic, people use language in order to communicate effectively in ways that are simply too arduous to quantify. Language, furthermore, is also not limited to just writing or word of mouth, for it also is used in other fashions, such as codes. Smoke signals, body language, computer programs, as well as Morse and flag are just some examples. Since a person’s language, is essentially inherited, based on their birthplace, due to society’s standards, it is, at times, taken for
You are right! Even now, I still do not want to think about my mortality. However, I do think about my children. What would happen to them? It is not enough that I love them. I was and willing to give my life for them. So, why would I leave them searching for answer, in such a trying time. Instead of being afraid, I thought of a poem recited by Rodney Dangerfield written by Dylan Thomas. (1951) The name of the Poem, “Do not Go Gently into that good night”, I first heard it on a movie I seen, in 1984 called, “Back to School”, and Ironically, what I am listening to right now. Notwithstanding, my doubts of my own mortality, I finally come to understand what the poem means in my option, it is to fight and not look at death as something to feared.
Chapter 16 discusses the importance of music in cult films and the different genres of movies that use the soundtrack as an additional facet of the film. Cult rock movies according to the author are a perfect example of this. Films such as The Wall, The Song Remains the Same and Quadrophenia rely on the music to make the movie. The story in these films is secondary to the music which severely limits the audience who may find the movie interesting. The target audiences for rock movies are the fans of the band or music, any additional viewers that are picked up along the way is a bonus. The musical genre of cult films found itself as part of a strange niche. The Rocky Horror Picture Show known for its spontaneity and audience participation according
Orbiting Jupiter is about 2 people named Joseph and Madeleine. He never knew what love was until he met Madeleine and everyone doubted that he actually did love her. They have a baby who is being set up for adoption. After Madeline is gone, no one allows Joseph to see his baby but, Joseph doesn’t let that happen. Joe does everything he can to see his baby and he will not let her go up for adoption without a fight! Joseph loses a lot of people that he loved in his life and he wouldn’t deal with that anymore. He would do everything in his power to get his child back.
With continued encouragement and motivation, Dewey starts to gain the trust of his skeptical and untrusting class. Throughout the movie you witness the transformation of each student as they learn to eliminate the “voice of criticism” and start believing in themselves. For example, Tomika, a shy and insecure girl who was afraid to sing in front of her peers because of fear she would be teased about her weight, blossoms into a courageous backup singer who rocks it out on stage at the Battle of the Bands concert. The nerdy keyboard player Lawrence, who Dewy calls “Mr. Cool”, also learns to emerge from his shell and find his inner groove.