Blog Post #9

"LITTLE BOY"

In this movie, the situation takes place thru WWII and its about a boy trying to get his father home because he was taken hostage by Japan. The movie shows allot of racism toward the japanese that where liberated in the states while the war was happening. There was also allot of bullying especially towards Pepper who was called "Little Boy" by his usual small height. In one part of the movie, the Father of the church gives Little Boy a list in which he said that if he completes it, he will have enough fate to bring his father home. The list included; Visit the Sick which was the easiest won and Bury the Dead which was the last one and it was difficult because a friend he made called Hashimoto was almost killed and the government said that his dad died. In my opinion if one day I want to grow my fate and someone gives me the list, the hardest one would also be Bury the Dead because its a very sad part of life and no one would like to experience it. Also that feeling to be pressure by society is very bad and makes someone feel pressure. Trying to do something while taking care of other sis very frustrating. I guess thats our prejudice does show in this situation but I know that is a very bad feeling and is one that no one likes to show. In the movie  Little boy's brother, London, feel prejudice with society because he feels that it was his fault that his dad went to the war. That brings up all sorts of problems like not feeling accepted. But he eventually changes in a situation that he and a dead son father in which he hurts Hashimoto. He stopped the man and eventually became friends with Hashimoto too. Talking about forgiveness there are various beliefs in the movie. The list symbolises the will of God and if you complete it you're fate will grow. The mustard seed symbolises the strong belief, so strong it would move a mountain. The boots symbolises the fate that there dad will come back and throwing them away will waste it. The magician symbolises the belief of the mind to move things.

Blog Post #8

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS

This movie shows us how christmas has changed during the years and how the magic of it all comes tumbling down. In Christmas, every child that believes in Santa sleep with the thought of having a gift under the tree in the morning. In the movie a very faithful chid ask for a "pink twinkle bike" and she is very excited for it because every child that actually mails a note to the North Pole has to believe in Santa. Also, the movie presents all the santa's thru out history and by the photos the difference between St. Nicolas and the last Santa, its a pretty big difference between appearance and laziness. From all the Santa's I prefer Grandsanta, he may be old but he still believes in the magic of Christmas. In the movie, Christmas has changed and has moved into a military state of order and speed. Santa only delivers one present now and because of that he is very lazy, in one scene a child wakes up and Santa is in the room. The importance of Santa not being scene is very big because Santa is only one man that lives in the North Pole and if someone knows that he is real, the world would go crazy looking for him and Christmas would be ruined.  I was a believer in Santa until one Christmas morning I woke up early and saw my mom putting a present under the tree. My reaction was "I knew it". The technology that the North Pole uses in the movie is something out of this world. Santa doesn't use a sleigh anymore, he uses a big ship that travels faster than the speed of sound. The evolution is understandable but it takes the magic out of Christmas and its just not the same. Moral of the story: Don't let techology ruin the magic.

Blog Post #7

THE ADVENTURES IN BABYSITING

In this movie witch we finished to watch last week had allot of important scene such as: the part that they're in a building with there friend who was a bad guy, when the real bad guy shows up he says to there friend to hand over the kids, this show true friendship when he decides to punch the bad guy and help them escape. The other scene is when the arrive at there home and a friend of Chris brought the little girl her skate, this show that love is so strong that it can drive someone to do these sorts of things. For me the message in the movie is to always be responsible and have a quick thinking because this movie has allot of this and the main goal is to teach us about family too, they survived the night because they stayed together and helped each other. my thoughtS of the movie are that it was GREAT. The movie had action, comedy, a little drama, love, this movie is a perfect family movie to if you want to laugh more than you want to feel awkward. With the critic that Roger did I do agree with him because it was a parte in the movie that make us feel relaxed and feel joy because even the they where being chases, just by singing they relaxed and jus sang along. With the other critic of Roger, I guess that in the term of realism he is right and I agree with him, the movie had some scene where the situation didn't had a real probability in happening in real life. Ignoring all this, its a great movie and I really recommend it.

Blog Post #6

MONSTER HOUSE & HOCUS POCUS

Both of these films are based halloween and mysterious happenings in the day. In both of the movies, children are the protagonist and their purpose is to solve the problem. The feelings that are more addressed in the films are fear, friendship, love and intelligence. The superstitions appeared in the form of possession, witches, magic and zombies. The situation in each of the movies was to stop the evil and save the day with a happy ending. They way that the manage to stop the problems was successful but it also had it flaws. The movie "Monster House" teacher us that sometimes you have to let go of the people that pass away in our lives so we can live better and in the movie "Hocus Pocus" the lesson is that family is always important.

Blog Post #5

"ITS EASY TO PROMISE THE IMPOSSIBLE"

This quote from the movie "Frankenweenie" is a very difficult quote to understand. From my opinion it means that not everything in life is going to last forever or is going to be yours. Thing in life will always last a very short time or will not be there when you want it or need it. In Frankenweenie, the connection between Victor and Sparky was so strong that even death couldn't separate them. Love is what makes things that don't last very long, infinite. So when you want to have something that will be with you until you die, love and take care of it.

Blog Post #4

"I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE WORLD IS A MACHINE,  ALL OF US WERE MADE FOR A PURPOSE"

I have to agree with Hugo in this quote of his. He came up with this quote because of his life and work. This quote expreses the purpose of us people and how we work. Everyone has to do something in their life and the one who don't do something, are wasting it. People can make great things if they commit and work hard on their goal. Anybody can change the world just like Hugo. He teaches us that in the worst moments possible in life you going to have to face them and complete you're purpose.

Blog Post #3

"GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE"

This quote from the movie "The Goonies" says basically to never give up. In this movie the Goonies go on a dangerous adventure to find a treasure. In this type of adventure one would want to do the opposite of that but Mikey says otherwise. This serves as a big example saying that no matter how difficult or scary something is, don't stop trying until you make it. The Goonies never gave up and ended successful in they're adventure. Someday you will find something in you're life that might seem imposible, but no matter what you're going to jump over it no matter how hard and no matter how much you fail. NEVER GIVE UP.