Short films

Racism is not a good thing unless you want to be just like Donald Trump who hates everyone who isn’t his race. I picked the short film “Video” by Randy Yang. This short film is about this white lady “arguing” with an African American homeless man while 2 African Americans were walking home from school. The homeless was selling books for money. The lady told him to stop living off of Obama Care and get a real job like a normal person. But the real question is what is normal? The two teenagers…

Alexie’s short film Smoke Signals is divulged through Victor and Arnold as they experience what the true meaning of loss is. In the first scene Arnold Joseph saves Thomas from the house fire and soon after cuts his hair, which may be perceived by viewers as a sign of lamentation. Thomas confirms this by saying, “After that fire, Arnold Joseph mourned by cutting his hair, and he never grew it long again”. It is later revealed to the audience that when Arnold states at the beginning of the film…

As I looked at the number of people who died during the month of April I choose the stories of five victims who shared similarities. Willie Prat a nineteen year old African American male from North lawndale was shot April 30th, 2016. He was shot on the South side of Central Park Avenue. Police reported that he was shot “in the chest, his side, and left leg”. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical conditions and was pronounced dead on Monday two days after the incident. Darrel Wilson…

something to be considered a film it must have the essential attribute of movement. She does so by arguing the case of Serene Velocity, which incorporates perception of movement on screen from still images. This essay will explore her argument that the film is doing metaphysical philosophy due to movement, and its existence as a thought experiment, then discuss how the short film, Night Table, satisfies her argument. My aim is not to focus on the content that is within a film, but rather what…

Chief In the short story and movie of “The Ransom of Red Chief” the author uses similarities and differences between Red Chief, the father, and the kidnappers. First, Red Chief in the short story and movie he still acts the same and never listens, and nobody wants him around when he goes to town. However, there are many differences between the short story and movie about Red Chief, in the short story his name was Johnny and in the movie his name was Andrew. Then, the father in the short story…

The most consequential scene from the short film “Dust” is when Irezumi conquers the vicious beast feeding off of the ill. This is because he comes to the conclusion of not always being 100% correct and he needs to take risks at times. Through his journey he realizes the significance of his past and the importance of learning from his mistakes. Before finding the creature in the warehouse, Irezumi is having a flashback of his daughter whom he taught the importance of being a tracker with the…

The three act structure used in the short film “George Lucas in Love” shapes the story through the use of a set-up, confrontation/build up, and climax/resolution. By following this basic three-act structure, this short film successfully tells an entertaining story that delicately weaves details reminiscent of both Star Wars and Shakespeare in Love, without losing the audience if they’re not familiar with either of the stories. Act I – The Set Up In act one the audience meets the protagonist,…

“My past defines me” In the short film Removed, this quote is stated as a young girl is going through the process of the foster care system and being removed from her home. One may never truly understand what a child is going through but working in the system you sure can try to bond with that child and help them anyway we can. That is the whole reason why I wanted to become a trauma therapist. After watching juveniles appear in court, not only has it opened my eyes to what else I can do to be a…

The empathy and short stories have helped me look at the world in a differently in many ways. Such as the the short film we watched called “ Under the Surface”. This film helped me realize that everybody has something going on that you don’t know about. It also taught me that nobody is perfect and that you should never judge anybody because you don’t know what their life is like outside of school. It was a film that had pictures of people at school and what is going on outside in their life. The…

Eventually, Martin is forced to choose between embracing a new culture in order to provide a life for his family by returning the bull and remaining true to his original beliefs by protecting the bull. The most important moment in Eddy Bell’s short film “Grey Bull” is when Martin kills his bull. This scene illustrates the internal tension caused by the conflict between believing in one culture while aspiring to fit into another.…