Dragon

The clip I have to comment is about the film “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” and I am going to analyze it in order to prove the importance of the light in the highlight point in a film and how it reveals information to the spectator. In the clip exists some scenes about two characters; Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and Martin Vanger (Stellan Skarsgård). The first scene takes place at Martin’s Kitchen. On it is possible to see an open space with straight lines and white colours, with an…

Have you ever wonder the evolution of certain animals? My wonders are how komodo dragons evolved to be the way they are. What are komodo dragons adaptations like and how come they have had to adapt that way? What are the organisms that are closest related to a komodo dragon? How did the komodo dragon get to what it is from its ancestors? What kind of adaptations do these huge animals have? Komodo dragons long nails are able to slice their prey's throat and instantly kill them. Their long…

There exist particular elements in the film Crouching tiger, the Hidden Dragon that the audience from the western world are unlikely to comprehend. Foremost, the film title is derived from a Chinese apothegm which means hiding strength from our world. The movie story is centered around a four hundred years sword which is referred to as the Green Destiny. The movie director avers it to be referred to as such as the green color represents yin which in this respect is the female mysterious nature…

In this passage from Cordwainer Smith’s “The Game of Rat and Dragon”, Underhill sees himself as his nurse sees him, through the telepathic connection he makes with her. Not all humans in Smith’s story have the same abilities as Underhill. In fact, there seem to only be a select few humans with telepathic capabilities. The telepathic humans are employed as a sort of military force referred to as “pinlighters”. These “pinlighters” then, become infamous “others” to the un-evolved, or…

context that influenced his work. Their theme, technique, and style speak volumes, allowing a glimpse into the lives of the people in front of the camera as well as behind it. One of such intriguing images is the photograph titled St. George and the Dragon, taken in 1875, by a scientist, writer, and a photographer Lewis Carroll. Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, after his father January 27, 1832, to a strict Anglican family. As a child, Carroll created stories and games for his siblings and…

Although the majority believed that a princess should be proper and follow the social norms of her day, others believed that a princess should have their own voice and live a life of freedom and choice. In the novel Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede, Cimorene was overwhelmed with the expectations of society and longed for her freedom. This longing manifested inside her until she decided to ignore the manipulating society and escape to a land where her freedom cascaded around her. Cimorene…

ant. wings in 6 hours 47 minutes, it flew around the room for 2 hours 35 minutes before it died due to overdose. The next day. As I wrote down notes, I tipped the DNA on my foot. It began to form my new body. That is why i’m now known as, Midnight Dragon. I got up to see my new identity. My back had spikes growing from it. My arms and torso were armored. My face, insect like eyes, with antennas still growing from my skull. and my new spiked hair. The police sirens, 1 block away but how could I…

Researchers Find Antimicrobial Substances in Komodo Dragon Blood from the George Mason University, because I was interested by what made their blood special compared to other creatures. The article analyzed why Komodo dragons are resistant to the bacteria found in their saliva, which is used to kill prey. Researchers noticed that the lizards “endure numerous strains of pathogenic bacteria in their saliva and recover from wounds inflicted by other dragons” which displayed that they must have a…

I was just a teenager when I first saw the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I had never seen a film like it before and it captured my imagination and gave me a new found respect for foreign cinema. It has been about sixteen years since Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came out in British cinemas and now it is back in a big way with a new film called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny coming out on Netflix in February. Alongside the film release, we are also being treated to the…

I chose the constellation Draco for the reason that I just love dragons, as well as the myth behind the specific dragon that the constellation represents. That dragon is called Ladon, and he was a more serpent like dragon, with multiple heads, although stories disagree about how many exactly. The constellation is located in the northern sky, and is a circumpolar constellation, meaning it never sets below the horizon for many observers in the north. Hercules defeated Ladon on a quest to retrieve…