2. Compare the cultures and concerns of young women (and men) as depicted in the American film Ghost World and the Japanese anime The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. What social pressures are put on them? How do they react to this pressures? What does each film seem to prescribe as acceptable behaviors and outcomes for the girls? Both cultures are really different. Japanese people have a more defined culture than North Americans. The mixed of many other cultures and different political views have created a complex and not very well defined North American culture. Ghost World and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time are two very different movies. It’s true that both tell the story of a girl that is going through the transition from
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Briefly denote and describe which scene you are writing about, write out the quotation and explain in detail why and how the scene relates to the quotation.
In this scene, Dave is trying to disconnect Hal. First Geduld’s quote “Kubrick 's great obsession: the relationship between the artificial and the natural.” In this scene, there is a connection between the artificial mind of Hal and the natural response of an animal to preserve its life. It is really dramatic and almost scary how Hal produces those sounds of agony, and also how he begs for its life as Dave is disconnecting him. It gives that sense to the audience that he is really alive. In addition, the color of the room makes it look more natural. It had strong red that symbolizes the blood that circulates through its whole system. Second Long’s quote, “Symmetry, subtlety, and the thin line between civility and barbarism" there is so much of this in this scene. Starting off with the symmetry presented, everything is smooth and there are certain shots where things align very good. For instance, in one cut, they do a close up on Hal’s eye and it’s right in the middle of the screen and they show the reflection of Dave’s image in its eye. It gives this feeling that Hal is watching how it is being killed. Then, there is subtlety. It’s very subtle how Dave is disconnecting Hal. All these well-organized cards that Dave has to open one …show more content…
I choose this song because it relates to “Ghost World”. It discusses the theme of coming of age. So, let’s take a look at the lyrics and point out how these two texts are related. In the film, we know that the main character does certain things because she feels like she hasn’t found herself, or she doesn’t fit anywhere. Well, in this song we can find the same feeling in this line: “I 'm Feelin’ rough I 'm Feelin’ raw I 'm in the prime of my life.” (line 1). Moreover, the film also shows the teenagers’ fear of following the path society wants them to track down. This song recreates that feeling in this line: “Yeah it 's overwhelming, but what else can we do? / Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute? (7, 8). In these two verses, we can perceive how the lyrics question the fact that life is just to get a job in some place, and that’s it. Nevertheless, there are some differences between the relation of the film and the song. The character in the song knows what he wants to do. He is sure about it. Although it sounds a little crazy, he just wants to have fun and live his life as good as he can. And in the film, the main character is just confused. Lastly, just to be sure the song is about someone in this awkward transition of coming of age, and he is not some old man’s dream there is an entire stanza that proves
Briefly denote and describe which scene you are writing about, write out the quotation and explain in detail why and how the scene relates to the quotation.
In this scene, Dave is trying to disconnect Hal. First Geduld’s quote “Kubrick 's great obsession: the relationship between the artificial and the natural.” In this scene, there is a connection between the artificial mind of Hal and the natural response of an animal to preserve its life. It is really dramatic and almost scary how Hal produces those sounds of agony, and also how he begs for its life as Dave is disconnecting him. It gives that sense to the audience that he is really alive. In addition, the color of the room makes it look more natural. It had strong red that symbolizes the blood that circulates through its whole system. Second Long’s quote, “Symmetry, subtlety, and the thin line between civility and barbarism" there is so much of this in this scene. Starting off with the symmetry presented, everything is smooth and there are certain shots where things align very good. For instance, in one cut, they do a close up on Hal’s eye and it’s right in the middle of the screen and they show the reflection of Dave’s image in its eye. It gives this feeling that Hal is watching how it is being killed. Then, there is subtlety. It’s very subtle how Dave is disconnecting Hal. All these well-organized cards that Dave has to open one …show more content…
I choose this song because it relates to “Ghost World”. It discusses the theme of coming of age. So, let’s take a look at the lyrics and point out how these two texts are related. In the film, we know that the main character does certain things because she feels like she hasn’t found herself, or she doesn’t fit anywhere. Well, in this song we can find the same feeling in this line: “I 'm Feelin’ rough I 'm Feelin’ raw I 'm in the prime of my life.” (line 1). Moreover, the film also shows the teenagers’ fear of following the path society wants them to track down. This song recreates that feeling in this line: “Yeah it 's overwhelming, but what else can we do? / Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute? (7, 8). In these two verses, we can perceive how the lyrics question the fact that life is just to get a job in some place, and that’s it. Nevertheless, there are some differences between the relation of the film and the song. The character in the song knows what he wants to do. He is sure about it. Although it sounds a little crazy, he just wants to have fun and live his life as good as he can. And in the film, the main character is just confused. Lastly, just to be sure the song is about someone in this awkward transition of coming of age, and he is not some old man’s dream there is an entire stanza that proves