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Of all the animated films I have ever watched, I feel that The Grave of the Fireflies is the most eerie. This is the second time I have watched the film and each time I feel like I have learned something else about the time period and people. The movie is about two orphaned children named Seita and Setsuko and their struggles to live during World War II. It is very disturbing to me because instead of this film showing the point of view from adults it’s from the view of children. The brutality…

gotten my first laptop, and I decided to surf YouTube to watch my favorite cartoon at the time. A few episodes in, I stumbled upon an anime called Shugo Chara on the recommendation column and clicked on it. It immediately drew me in because of the animation and over time, the plot and the morals in the anime made me an official anime fan. After I discovered anime my perspective on life and ideals changed, which made me a better person, and it also became my main form of escapism. In case…

The Lion King one of Disney's most classic movies ever, amazing soundtrack and animation. Still are popular movie among the young children growing up in this generation. This movie portrays leadership, sacrifice, fight against good and evil, and purpose in the circle of life. The movie shares similarities of Hamlet and The Prince of Egypt. The prince young Simba, who is King Mufasa's son who will one day take over their kingdom, Young Simba who is similar to Shakespeare's Hamlet Jr., they both…

Disney has been able to create animation that allowed him and his co-workers to exchange new ideas. Also, he encountered new people and technology in Hollywood. Lastly, he was able to explore new places in order to create thrilling new movies. These key factors led people to have more enjoyment in animated movies and shows. The concept of animation has allowed Walt Disney to build a powerful empire that is still around today. “Disney magic launched an animation revolution that boomed with Pixar…

Animation on Vimeo Writing Assignment: “Gulp” For the purpose of this critique, I will be analyzing the stop-motion animation, “Gulp,” using the art critical framework. “Gulp” was released in the summer of 2011 (uploaded to Nokia HD’s channel on July 25, 2011) to showcase the creative imaging capabilities of the Nokia N8 while also attempting to create the largest stop-motion set at the time. The short film was directed by Will Studd and Ed Patterson from Sumo Science at Aardman, and was used…

Spirited Away after noticing that young girls don’t have much to look out to in the media other that romance, he wanted to create a film “in which they could be heroines” explains Miyazaki. “The film was translated by Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios in 2003. It has also been translated in to eight other languages” (Dugdale). Within the context of this seminar paper, elements such as the narrative…

I learn to have a better understanding of these theory’s and that something in my writing sparks an interest in your mind for them as well. That being said I bring to you. Grave Of The Fireflies Grave of the fireflies is a movie produced by the animation company “Studio Ghibli” based in 1980’s Japan this movie portraying two young siblings, one by the name of Sieta and the other by the name of Setsuko, struggling to survive throughout a war in their country. Conflict theory Conflict theory…

Compare the ways in which The sword in the stone and The legend of king Arthur have explored different perspectives of the same story line in their movie. Introductions: As many movies get older and outdated movie's producers make new and improved versions of a pervious movie. Made back in 1963 The sword in the stone was created by Disney. This movie was rated G and was a cartoon movie recommended for family or children to watch with comedy and musicals all throughout the film. Only recently…

Story (1995). Its vivid and interesting characters and storyline attracted my attention and always remain in my mind although many years have elapsed. Since then I started to watch and collect all the animated films which were produced by Pixar animation studio. Whilst I studying for my Diploma and Degree in Mass Communication, I am aware of many animated films gradually start to use female characters rather than male characters as their film protagonists in recent decades which are due to the…

A simile is when two different objects are compared using like or as. Strasser writes, “Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV” (20). The author chose to use a simile to show how Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV. The word like is the word that shows a simile is being used in this quote. In this part of the story, Callie is having a flashback, as she is at her friend Katherine’s house. The girls are talking about true love, and if they have ever experienced it before. In addition,…