Mr. Jones is a person who is nervous around weird things. He went downstairs to have a drink of milk. He poured the milk and the rich, creamy steam barely crawled up his nostrils before he saw something crawling under the rug. Mr. Jones didn’t pay any attention to it because he thought it must be a mouse or something. What he didn’t know was that what he would see later would be far more terrifying than a mouse.…
Monsters Inc. ( Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman, October 28, 2001) is a tale of James P. Sullivan (Kitty) and Mike Wazowski, two monsters working in a corporation (similar to Con Edison) trying to get enough screams to fill up their tank of energy to help run the town. During their adventure together they encounter with Boo a human child, which is forbidden in their alternate universe of monsters. They try to put the child back where it came from, and out of the harms of their enemy Randall Boggs and Henry J Waternoose III. The relationship that starts to grow between Boo and Kitty elicits a strong reaction towards me. Seeing that there is nothing wrong with those who are different.…
Tim Burton really loves to use establishing shot in Charlie and the chocolate factory , Edward scissorhand, and the Big Fish Charlie and the chocolate factory, when entering the factory. Seeing the waterfall of milk chocolate, grass you can eat and other things delicious, surprised and amazed the characters. Setting the mood as happy, cool, and mysterious. Edward Scissorhands, when Peg was walking into Edward’s house. Seeing the mysterious and spooky things in the house, not being fully aware of what’s in the house.…
The Pigman is about these two kids named John and Lorraine. John bomb his avocation he became an organizer of the super colossal fruit roll. They can only do that on wednesday because it was the only day when they sold old apples in the cafeteria. John and Lorraine met on the school bus one day and he had sat with Lorraine. John started laughing very loud and Lorraine felt mortified because she thought he was laughing at her.…
The woman was scared. Very, very scared. She managed to get her right foot through the door and it landed with a CLANG. Then she remembered that she had left her dirty frypan there. Without wasting a second, the woman bent down and picked up the frypan.…
TV has played an important role throughout the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Through these times many political and societal norms were formed. In the 70’s there was Nixon’s Watergate that was dealt with, in the 80’s it was the Iran Contra Affair, and in the 90’s it was the First Gulf War. TV played a huge role in both entertaining the public but also subtly passed on social norms that were still alien to the public. In the 70’s a show called M*A*S*H was released, it was about the Korean war.…
Alicia develops anaemia and extreme fatigue that ultimately lead to her sudden death because of a spider-like creature that was hidden in a heavy feather pillow found the maid. The doctors, unaware of the creature in the pillow, was unable to find a cause for Alicia’s symptoms and ultimately unable to save her life. The creature seemed to have snuck inside Alicia’s pillow and fed off of her human blood to survive to everyone’s horror. The maid exclaims that the parasitic, and even vampiric creature turned out to be very spider-like, and thus is the cause for Alicia’s death in five…
In American society, the traditional monster is viewed in a multitude of ways, but there are some overlapping themes. Most Americans view monsters as large, scary, reptilian, and demonic. A few Americans think of vampires and werewolves when they hear the word monster though. When Americans are asked what form monsters usually take in their stories; they believe monsters take on the form of mythical beings with human qualities or creatures with multiple forms to transform into. Most Americans view monsters as destructive, single-minded, villains, or a bad guy with a sad backstory.…
“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep,” an iconic line in the 1984 horror film, “Nightmare on Elm Street”. Dream-demon Freddy Krueger stalked and killed his victims (mostly teenagers) from within their dreams taking their souls also causing their deaths in real life. In his dream world he is a powerful force and nearly invulnerable. This movie is scary because of his disfigured appearance, he plays on the subconscious fears of many, goes beyond the boundaries between imaginary and real life. Krueger’s appearance was terrifying and intimidating.…
I believe people are born to have responsibilities, to be supported, and to be loved. Many people can agree that they feel intense emotions when they aren’t given those rights or someone doesn’t follow those responsibilities and greatly it affects them. I think this goes for all creatures, including Frankenstein’s monster. He may not look like us or act like us; but he, too, has feelings and thoughts of his own, much like a human. I, therefore, feel he deserves a case, because he is made up of human pieces, figuratively and literally, just as us.…
Horrorland is non-fictional book written by R.L. Stine the book was published in 1920. So far, his books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history ( Stine, 1920, back cover ). Stine moved to New York City in the 1960s. Robby Schwartz hates camping, and roughing it, his parents teases him he tries to ignore them because he cares deeply about his comic strip. Robby is contemplating his comic strip’s latest supervillain, Dr. Maniac…
Mirdjine Marius Professor Bennett ENC 1101 08/1/15 Requiem for a Dream and Malena Malena and Requiem for a Dream were two films I watched they were both released in the year 2000, which they are completely two different films. There are a number of reasons why either films would have been chosen over other films reason being it includes storyline, the affect it has on the viewer’s point of view, have actors or actresses, and what they bring to the viewer attention. One more feature of the decision is the quantity of themes a movie brings and their importance.…
Throughout the years of the series showing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was highly respected and hailed by critics to be one of the most well-written television series ever. Its smart and witty dialogue was its reason to be so looked upon. It was even ranked to be one of the top fifty television shows of all time by TV Guide. The television series is about a teenaged girl named Buffy, who is the “chosen one” to fight the enemies which include demons, vampires, and creatures. The enemies which whom she fights are supposed to represent our own demons and struggles we face in our daily life.…
A Clockwork Orange, a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess, is a dramatic and eccentric tale of self-discovery, and coming to the understanding of the meaning of life. One of the largest themes presented within the novel, is the necessity of having some kind of commitment in life. According to the narrator, psychopathic delinquent Alex, the majority of the adults within Britain during the events of the novel are almost completely assumed by apathy. They constantly are spoon-fed all of the information and necessities they required to live, never asking or wondering more than what they were told by the oppressive government. These same adults are seemingly more interested in their world-cast than in thinking for themselves.…
The correlation between the universal and the personal does not depend on its impact on the person but the impact the person has back. The movie ‘The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne is heavily focused on symbolic motifs that reinforce this idea. There are three important motifs throughout this film, Photos of matts ancestors, hibiscus flowers and Liz’s blanket. Moreover, these motifs challenge the viewer to explore the personal influences, the universal influences and how they inter-connect. Consequently, creating closure for not only the viewer but for the family.…