Movie Project

Movie Project

By: Hayley Woods 

     The movie, Rango, was released on March 4 2011. Rango is a an American computer- animated action comedy western film difrected by Gore Verbinski and produced by Verbinski, Graham King and John B Carls.  In 2012, the movie won six different awards including the 'People's Choice Award for Animated Movie'. A few known actors in 'Rango' are Johnny Depp, Gore Verbinski, and Isla Fisher.
     
The  main character in the movie is a chameleon named, Rango. The chameleon considers himself an actor throughout the movie. In the movie the chameleon really is characterized as an outsider. Rango was abandoned and then becomes stranded where he overcomes a few small problems. Some of the problems include facing his enemies, such as a hawk. The enemies that are animals that he meets throughout the movie look 'down' on him rather than looking at him the same as they look at everyone else. I believe this is related to Frankenstein because Victor was scared of him and did not look at him the same as everyone else, even though he was the creator of this monster. This is why I believe the movie Rango has an outsider involved with it and it relates well to Frankenstein and even Macbeth. But in the end, Rango meets many new friends. His characterization of being an outsider flips. He now is liked and respected by many. the chameleon, Rango is not looked down upon, he is viewed as being the same as everyone else. Even though there is not an actually monster figure in the movie, I believe Rango was an outsider just like Frankenstein was characterized as, no one liked him because he was different from everyone else, he acted and looked different, he just did not fit in. 

Documentary Project

Blackfish 

     Blackfish is a documentary that was released in July of 2013. The documentary is about a killer whale that has killed many people because of the fact it was kept in captivity. Along the way, director-producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite compiles shocking footage and emotional interviews to explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry. The documentary also interviews former trainers and they explain how they feel about the situation with the killer whales being kept in captivity. Blackfish also received the award for ' Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film'.  
     When the documentary starts off, I have strong hatred feelings toward Seaworld and what they were doing to the killer whales by keeping them in small modules for long periods of time. When it shows the rakeing to the male whale caused by two other female kill whales it was kept with, it was disturbing. The reason this whale was being injured was because they were starving them for the behaviour. In my opinion, I think Seaworld should have been shut down after they started keeping the large whales in twenty by thirty foot modules for two thirds of their life. Keeping the whales in captivity is one of the main reason they became aggressive towards the trainers.
     The filmmakers editorial piece in the documentary tries to get the viewers to feel bad for the way they are keeping these large mammals. They try to put the clips of Seaworlds commercials in the film to manipulate the feelings of the viewers. When they show the commercial clips, as a viewer it makes you have stronger hate towards Seaworld, only because you know how the killer whales are actually being treated
     I think the filmmaker of this documentary was trying to show their viewers what Seaworld is actually like. When they showed clips of their commercials there was happy music, children smiling as the whales go past, and clips of the trainers speaking highly of Seaworld. As a viewer of the commercials you would think Seaworld is a great place where they are keeping killer whales safe and claiming they will live longer in pools compared to the smaller lifespan the would have in the wild. After watching Blackfish, I do not think I can look at Seaworld the same. I know when I was a child my family went to Marineland, thinking back I thought the whales and other sea animals were happy and that being kept in places like they were, were the best thing for them. But after watching this documentary I know it is wrong for them to be kept like that. I would never go back to Marineland and I can guarantee I will never go to SeaWorld.





Rough Notes: 

• tilkum... trained with other killer whale, whales would be sent off to do the same routine, if tilkum didn't get the routine both animals would be punished such as no food. 
• the older whale would rake tilkum, which is biting him and leaving teeth marks, this was caused because both older and younger whale were starved for not doing something correct.
• ilikum was a trusted whale
• stored in a 20 by 30 foot metal pool for two thirds of their lives, had difficulties storing them in these modules
• inhumane keeping them locked up like that
• part time trainer was killed along with many others 

Chapter Five Summary

FRANKENSTEIN 

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY 

     In chapter five of Frankenstein, Victor succeeds with bringing his monster to life. Henry Clerval had come to see his friend and enroll in the university. Henry and Victor go back to his apartment to discover that the monster is not any where to be found. I think Victor is relieved that his monster can not be found because it lifts much of his anxiety off his shoulders. 

     I believe chapter five is an important chapter because the chapter begins to take shape, and Victor describes his creation in full detail as "beautiful" yet repulsive with his "yellow skin,""lustrous black, and flowing" hair, and teeth of "pearly whiteness." Victor describes the monster's eyes, considered the windows upon the soul, as "watery eyes, that seemed almost the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips. Here  Mary Shelley contrasts God's creation of Adam to Victor's creation of the monster. Victor sees his creation as beautiful and yet disturbing, versus the creation story taken from the Bible in which God sees his creation of Adam as good.