Why does everyone yearn for their own version of "happily ever after"? As toddlers, we're fed fairy tales that present a one-dimensional view of falling in love with your prince charming and everything naturally falling into place after that. As we grow up, social media continues to feed us the fantasy that it's an achievable goal. Lydia Davis' "Break It Down" utilizes money as a means of attempting to measure how much he's invested in romance. On the other hand, Anne Sexton's "Cinderella" puts…
In George Carey’s Ted Talk, The future of families - four discoveries that change everything (2016) he talks about the new relationship between children and their parents and how it is changing the way we look at ourselves and the world. He begins his discussion showing two separate pictures that parents had been asked to choose from. The first picture shows a baby elephant leading the way with its mother right on his tail. The second picture shows baby ducks following their mother through the…
Ron Clements and John Musker correctly represent Polynesian Culture in their 2016 film, Moana. Moana was nominated for and won numerous awards. It was nominated for both the ‘Best Animated Feature Film of the Year’ and the ‘Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)’ awards in the 2017 Oscars. The film is about a girl called Moana from the island of Motunui who has a desire to be on the water. After finding out her ancestors were voyagers, she goes on an adventure to…
In the popular 2016 mystery/crime film Zootopia, brought to you by Walt Disney Animated Studio has displayed Commedia Dell'arte Stock Characters throughout the film. The main plot of the film is about Officer Judy Hopps coming to Zootopia to become the first bunny officer and along the way she meets a scam-artist Nick Wilde and solves a mystery together. Throughout the film, the stock characters are being taken place into a modern film showing that there are still tons of comparison to connect…
Could you imagine your favorite childhood movie is a lie? Most people remember that The Disney film Pocahontas was about the Native American young girl with long brown hair named Pocahontas who fell in love with an English settler named John Smith. However, the film was ultimately based off of the events in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the Americas and is known to be one of the biggest struggles known to man. Nevertheless, it was the spark that ignited…
American Gothic was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. Grant Wood was born in Iowa, than later moved to Gran Rapids after the passing of his father. While working as an apprentice in a metal shop he attended art school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His inspiration for this painting came about after a trip to Iowa in 1930. Initial reception of his painting was considered as a satirical work of art, out to make fun of small town folks. There are many fictional aspects of his painting to include, the…
Sean Reape Comm 320 10/12/2015 Ray Harryhausen to Peter Jackson Ray Harryhausen is arguably one of the most influential and creative artists to ever lay a hand on the camera, with his master visual effects skills he carries the title of father of stop-motion model animation, and created ?Dynamation? which is an animation technique where a certain object is physically manipulated making it appear to move on it?s own. This was a technique that would change not only the…
repeatedly shelved, tabled, and scrapped. Only in 2011 did Disney finally officially announce its plans for the film that would become the highest grossing animated feature of all time. Despite these definitive announcements, however, Frozen still underwent numerous transformations between 2011 and 2013 to become the feature we all undoubtedly saw two years ago. 1. I am a huge fan of animation. Even though Frozen is not my favorite Disney feature, being interested in film production and…
The Little Mermaid,Pocahontas,Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast are Disney legends. Legends that are best recalled by musical pieces, including passionate and in depth lyrics. Alan Menken's played a crucial role in the Disney Renaissance in the 1990’s.He not only produced over multimillion dollar musical hits, but also contributed to the idea of letting the music guide viewers with emotions and understanding a character's action.Therefore, the most influential musician is Alan Menken. Alan…
Small Museum, but a bigger history. Shiloh Museum origin came to be because of a young boy passion which would last a life time. The Shiloh Museum tell the story of its surroundings since its begging in its new location. The history inside of the Shiloh museum does not only tell the origin of a city which we know to today as Springdale; the Museum also tells the history of the Ozarks. From the first Native Americans in the land to current exhibits from all over the world which some of the…