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In recent years, teachers have been finding creative ways to reinforce the lessons taught. The most common method happens to be viewing movies in class. The Martian is a fascinating film about the adventures of Mark Watney as he is abandoned on Mars during a failed exploration. He is left with only limited amount of food and water, as well as the knowledge in botany and mechanical engineering. The movie is an adaptation of the book, The Martian, written by Andy Weir which presents you with…

Lots of people have been enjoying the movies where the Pirates of the Caribbean run wild. The most famous of the pirates is portrayed by Johnny Depp. The movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” first opened up in theaters in the U.S. on July 7, 2006. It starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. This was the second movie in the pirate adventure series. It is part of a multi-billion dollar franchise owned by Disney and it includes books, video games and theme park rides.…

The Iron Giant – A point of reference in the history of animation In late 1996, Brad Bird, an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, using Ted Hughes book published in 1968, “The Iron Giant”, as a starting point, pitched his ideas to the famous entertainment company Warner Bros. At that time, Bird was working for Tuner Feature Animation, a multimedia company that merged with Warner Bros. after being purchased in 1996 by Time Warner, Warner Bros parent…

Hayao Miyazaki it is a Japanese animator that very influential in animation area. Thus, there are many featured film that he made such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and many more and every of his film that his made there are several of similarity that can be found on hisfilm such as the technique that he uses, the styles and the concept of his story. However, Hayao Miyazaki had his own uniqueness when he made an animation film even though it has a similarity from with his other film but…

“The idea that animation is an innocent medium, ostensibly for children, and largely dismissed in film histories, has done much to inhibit the proper discussion of issues concerning representation.“ (Wells, 1998, 187) Disney has had a great impact on our everyday lives. Every child, boy or a girl, and every adult, man or a woman, can say that they have encountered Disney's product at least once. Therefore, it is obvious how the certain features which Disney includes in the movies are important…

Animated by Chris and Martin Kratt, Wild Kratts, is an American/Canadian based educational children’s series. The show is produced by The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group which is aired by PBS in the United States. In Canada, the show airs on: TVO Kids in Ontario, Knowledge Kids in British Columbia, and Tele-Quebec / Le Skwat in Quebec. In Australia, it is shown on GO!. PBS was founded in 1969 and is a nonprofit and private corporation. The show is also broadcast in many countries…

Compared to the last few years, 2015 provided a slew of eye-popping, entertaining movies. Obviously, Star Wars has completely overshadowed anything and everything else that’s out there at the moment – but from the big budget summer spectaculars to the lesser-appreciated indie flicks, there was a lot to love throughout the year. And, a lot to hate, as well… First things first, plenty of hard-hitting records were set – possibly none more impressive than the those established by Jurassic World.…

Big is a comedic fantasy that all children and adults can relate to. A fantasy film is where characters may live in imaginary settings or experience situations that break the limitations of the real world. (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014) According to Goodykoontz and Jacobs (2014) sometimes a fantasy film also speaks to larger issues and offer commentary that adults will recognize as important beyond mere entertainment. In the following film critique I will analyze all of the elements that bring…

In Monsters University, a heartwarming movie, directed by Dan Scanlon, we follow Mike Wazowski through his college adventure in the sequel to the classic movie Monsters Inc. He goes through many problems and dilemmas. In the beginning of the movie, Mike goes on a field trip to scaring academy with his class. They take a tour of the facility, and Mike is fascinated by it all. They come to the scaring floor, and all of the taller classmates migrate to the front of the group. Mike kindly asks them…

and when the recreation does not meet their expectation the person rejects it and may even be revolted by it. The driving force behind Pixar is not creating realistic worlds but exploring new worlds through believable characters and stories. Pixar is aware of the limitations of technology but they constantly try to push beyond it. One of the guiding philosophies Pixar followed for Toy Story (John Lasseter 1995) and other films is product essentialism (Herhuth 48). Product essentialism is a…