Because:
(... Not that I didn't want to!)
Here's the run-down of my assignment's process:
-The Selection-
-The Selection-
Oh well... Let's go through these movies... Princess Mononke? I heard of that, it's a Hayao Miyazaki movie, like Spirited Away, or My Neighbour Totoro. Those movies are so cool... Maybe I'll watch that... Wait a second... No way... They are suggesting to watch...
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| DONNIE DARKO!? |
SERIOUSLY? Oh my God, NOSTALGIA! I watched that when I was only thirteen! It was SO WEIRD! I had no clue what was going on! Maybe I should watch that again, now that I'm older, it'll TOTALLY make more sense! Right!?
-The Viewing-
I watched my movie with two friends, and my movie buff little brother. Here's the rundown:
I watched my movie with two friends, and my movie buff little brother. Here's the rundown:
The whole watching of the movie involved mixed emotions: GUYS SHH! I WANNA LISTEN? Oh God I missed what he said. Now I have NO CLUE what's going on. Oh my God WHAT'S GOING ON! HAHAHAHHAHAA What did he say!? Oh my God, eewww! HAHAHAHA! ... What? OH MY GOD! *Gasps* ... What? Wait.. What? REWIND!! What?! Oh my God. I don't get it! Oh wait, maybe I get it! OH!!! WHY DOES SHE WEAR THOSE EARMUFFS?!
Thank God my friend did some research on the movie, prior, and I had seen the movie, before... It made the discussion very informative.
-The Discussion-
Well, after the movie was finished, we all looked at each other, and blinked, and were like, "AWESOME MOVIE! ... I DON'T GET IT!" Well, except for one of us, who was smart enough to have looked it up. The thirty minute discussion that we had after the movie consisted of this friend explaining the dialogue and images present in the film.
It is evident that the main character - Donnie - is "troubled" and "pretty confused". Within the movie he is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, making him prone to "daytime hallucinations". But these hallucinations turn out to visions of the preordained, and his destiny, as "The Receiver".
Within the story, it is Donnie's duty as "The Receiver" to guide the "Tangent Universe", or a parallel universe, back into a normal state, "The Primary Universe". It is made clear in this movie, in a very unclear, mysterious and disturbing way. This is why the movie is most often accommodated with a manual - in order to make sense of it all.
The symbolisms in this movie will span from notions of medieval witchcraft, to time travel... It is a sci-fi, a mystery, a comedy and tragedy all wrapped up into one oddball package. If you are into the strange - I recommend.
Here's a trailer of the movie for you to see:
The best art word that I could associate with the watching of Donnie Darko is LINE. See what I did there? Underlined the word line. Ha-ha!
Anyway, a line suggests directions, or movement. In this movie, Donnie Darko begins to envision lines jutting out of people, which would predetermine where they would travel along a continuum of space and time. In other words, he could predict where they would go, before they went. Line was used to represent time travel within this movie.
-The Suggestion-
My dear professors of Creative Arts. If I could make a suggestion for the next choice of movies? I am hoping you have seen the movie before, because it would be relevant for this entry for future students. It is relatively popular among cult classics - a childhood 80s film.
It is about humanity's hopes and dreams, the significance of childhood storytelling and imagination. I feel it would be totally relevant for Early Childhood Educators, and it's SO fun to watch!
It is called The Neverending Story (1984). Have you heard of it?
Here's a trailer:
Please, consider this! :) I guarantee some students will have most fun with this movie! Thanks!
-The Discussion-
Well, after the movie was finished, we all looked at each other, and blinked, and were like, "AWESOME MOVIE! ... I DON'T GET IT!" Well, except for one of us, who was smart enough to have looked it up. The thirty minute discussion that we had after the movie consisted of this friend explaining the dialogue and images present in the film.
It is evident that the main character - Donnie - is "troubled" and "pretty confused". Within the movie he is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, making him prone to "daytime hallucinations". But these hallucinations turn out to visions of the preordained, and his destiny, as "The Receiver".
Within the story, it is Donnie's duty as "The Receiver" to guide the "Tangent Universe", or a parallel universe, back into a normal state, "The Primary Universe". It is made clear in this movie, in a very unclear, mysterious and disturbing way. This is why the movie is most often accommodated with a manual - in order to make sense of it all.
The symbolisms in this movie will span from notions of medieval witchcraft, to time travel... It is a sci-fi, a mystery, a comedy and tragedy all wrapped up into one oddball package. If you are into the strange - I recommend.
Here's a trailer of the movie for you to see:
Anyway, a line suggests directions, or movement. In this movie, Donnie Darko begins to envision lines jutting out of people, which would predetermine where they would travel along a continuum of space and time. In other words, he could predict where they would go, before they went. Line was used to represent time travel within this movie.
-The Suggestion-
My dear professors of Creative Arts. If I could make a suggestion for the next choice of movies? I am hoping you have seen the movie before, because it would be relevant for this entry for future students. It is relatively popular among cult classics - a childhood 80s film.
It is about humanity's hopes and dreams, the significance of childhood storytelling and imagination. I feel it would be totally relevant for Early Childhood Educators, and it's SO fun to watch!
It is called The Neverending Story (1984). Have you heard of it?
Here's a trailer:
Please, consider this! :) I guarantee some students will have most fun with this movie! Thanks!
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