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We can explore the journey of discovery as a transformative process, which holds various impacts on an individual and society, thus offering new understandings and renewed perceptions of others and ourselves. Through ‘Journey To The Centre Of The Earth’,(date?) directed by Eric Brevig and ‘The Tempest’, by Shakespeare,(date?) discovery is explored in a variety of ways, provoked by curiosity. Both texts will have alike and contrast ideas due to individual composers concepts and their contexts. (what are your big ideas? Make really obvious)

The director of? endorses the idea that the discovery of new worlds can lead to the formation of new ideologies by challenging our minds to look past the ‘norm’ and expand our minds to unify two different
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During the scene of the storm, which creates a concaving hole, discovering a lost world in the centre of the earth (don’t need plot) The distant camera view makes the characters look nearly obsolete compared to the big, dark hole, almost like a vortex, ready to engulf the characters. The dramatic effects of the falling rubble captured in a close up shot contrasts the characters miniscule size to the gigantic pieces of rubble as the salient image, thus showing the characters’ loss of power. This is the first discovery of the new world they have arrived in, already expanding their knowledge from the resources they have learnt from max’s journals regarding the ‘scientific worlds’. An eye-level angle showing us the landscape of the ‘centre of the earth’ demonstrates to us the perspective of the characters view. The close up perspectives of the characters’ faces create an emphasis of their expression, allowing the audience to create a deeper connection with the characters emotions (importance of this?). Gleaming eyes (don’t use metaphors in analysis) of hope, possibilities, new ideas and perspectives gives us …show more content…
(dialogue to who? Need techniques also) “It did bass my trespass. Therefore my son I’ th’ ooze is bedded……. And with him there lie mudded”. (ACT3, SCENE3, LINE100-105). In this scene we discover Alonso is remorseful, and decides to drown himself. We can see Alonso has an epiphany and reflects his actions of the past. as a result renewing his perceptions and actions on life and undergoing a process of self-discovery. Through Prospero’s witnessing of Miranda’s and Ferdinand’s new found love, Prospero begins to renew his perceptions regarding relationships. He initially states: “they are both in either’s powers, but this swift business, I must uneasy make lest too light winning. Make the prize light” (ACT 1, SCENE2, LINE 454-456). This was his loathed perception of her daughter being in love with Alonso’s son who betrayed him. (technique and effect on audience) Miranda and Ferdinand’s love in contrast to (this doesn’t make sense, what are you trying to say? Reword) , ‘’Fair encounter, Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace, On that which breeds between ‘ em!” (ACT3, SCENE1, LINE74-76). This positions the audience to empathize with Prospero’s perspectives. Prospero willingly blesses their love after ending and beginning the scene with a soliloquy. Through self-discovery and understanding

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