Sugarcane Alley

I liked Persepolis a lot more than I liked Sugarcane Alley. I think the reason I liked it more was because Persepolis was in English rather than reading throughout the entire movie. I could also relate to Persepolis a lot more because I am a teenage girl. I remember going through puberty and it felt like I had changed overnight. I thought Marji’s story was a lot more interesting and relatable to. It gave me a good idea of what it would be like to live in Iran during that time period. Joes’ story was a little bit drug out and boring. Although I feel for him and overall the message is interesting I feel that they could have wrapped up the overall message of the story quicker. His story does inspire people to change old traditions and make a new path for themselves. Getting his education was one of the most important things in his life and nothing was going to stop him from getting it. He is more inspiring than Marji because she is portrayed as a college girl experiencing new things.

In our class discussion we asked each other that if we were to watch a movie from a different perspective if we would have felt differently about the situation. I would say yes. Every person has a different story and viewing the different perspectives the audience would grow towards the main character in most situations. This could be true for Sugarcane Alley as well. Maybe if we saw the story from a little white boy’s perspective about how he wants to help Jose then we would probably side with the little white boy.  As human’s most of go to what is morally right in any story, therefore we judge one side and pick the side that seems the most “right” to us.

Man on Wire

I thought Man on Wire was a very interesting movie. Although I like it, I feel like they drug it out to be too long. I think they should have told about his previous events very briefly, and then gotten to the point of the twin towers. He is a very animated character; I think his accent helps his character. Just by listening to him talk about it we can tell how passionate he is over this subject. It is insane that the friends that helped him create this magnificent even are not even on talking terms now because of what he did after the event. This proves that he is obsessed with wire walking because he just threw away his lifelong friends for some random girl. That part of the movie was very strange and surprising. Although is it strange, I think that part of the story is needed to tell the whole experience. This movie was created after 9/11 happened. I think they avoided the 9/11 subject all together because it would have distracted the viewers from the story. They would be giving a different story than they wanted to by telling the emotions they had from 9/11. That could be another reason why they didn’t include 9/11; maybe their emotions are too strong to talk about what happened. He had signed his name at the top of one of the towers. Now his signature is probably dust. That has to make him emotional because that is the only proof they had besides the video and now that piece of evidence is gone forever.

Edward Scissorhands

Women In the movie Edward Scissorhands are certainly portrayed as having gender roles. They are viewed as stay at home moms and housewives. They are all supposed to be picture perfect. They gossip, judge each other, and all compete to be the best. None of the housewives take risks. Peg is different than the normal housewives because she does take a risk. Bringing Edward home definitely brings attention onto Peg. They all see her as crazy and different. She is not the average "cookie cuter" housewife because she does something very different as in taking Edward home. The gender roles of the women in this movie are not the same as today's women. Most women in today's society have jobs and are not the average stay home mother anymore. I do believe that women were this way at one point. I think Burton portrayed women in this way to make the movie more dramatic. Edward may cause the drama, but the women blow it out of proportion and really cause the drama to effect the family. Edward is so different because the town is all the same. If he were in a town of unique people the movie would not be the same.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Knowing how much effort and time went into the making of The Nightmare Before Christmas definitely changed my perspective of the movie. After watching the movie and before the video of how the movie was made I just thought that it was an alright movie. But after seeing what actually goes into making the movie I was very impressed. I now realize that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a piece of art and a film. I respect Tim Burton and the rest of the crew a lot more after seeing the concentration needed to produce this movie. Three years is an incredibly long time; making all of the characters and changing them so many times for one facial movement is amazing. In life, I believe people do appreciate things more after they experience them for themselves. People always say to me that golf is not a sport or that it is easy and non tiring. I challenge those people to 18 holes of walking and carrying a bag and afterwards they always apologize. I don't appreciate people who play the guitar as much as I should. I am positive that if I took the time to learn how to play I would definitely appreciate the instrument and the musician more.

Night of the Living Dead

The movie Night of the Living Dead is most certainly different from most zombie movies I have seen. The zombie's physical features are probably the most different between movies. In zombie movies today, zombies are slow, limp, and weak. They do not really lift things or tear things down. In the movie The Night of the Living Dead the zombies pound things down and look a lot stronger. They are still slow but don't look as limp as today's zombies. They also look more realistic and like regular humans. Their faces are normal versus today's zombie movies that make the zombies look more dead. In the tv series The Walking Dead, the zombies are very gory and look as if they are deteriorating by the minute. With today's special effects and technology, producers can now make the zombies more "zombie" like by having their bodies be open, showing their ribs and jaws. The Night if the Living Dead is also different from The Walking Dead because the living dead survivors have communication with the outside world compared to the walking dead survivors that are portrayed as the only survivors left and on their own. The Night of the Living Dead is the granddaddy of zombie movies and will continue to set the stage for future zombie movies.