Transformers is a movie about alian robots that come to earth to find a cube which has the power to turn any computerized object into an evil robot. The desepticons are trying to find the cube so that they can use its power to help take over the world where as the Autobots are trying to get to it first so that they can destroy ity and prevent the desepticons from destroying the earth.
It relates to the book The Secret River when the desepticons come to earth and try to take over just like the British come to Australia and take over the aboriginals land but like the book the humans fight the desepticons with the Autobots to help save the earth just like to Aboriginals fight to save there homes.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Notebook
The Notebook is one of my favourite movies. I have read one of his novels The Lucky One, and watched two movies written by him The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. Each story is beautiful love story, but in each story conflict was encountered.
The Notebook is a story about about Allie, brought up in a rich family, with parents who put a lot of pressure on her to go to university and become very successful just like themselves. Allie meets a boy, Noah , in a much lower economic status than herself, and, after a lot of convincing from Noah, they fall in love (Much to Allie's parent's disgust). Allie's Parents realize Noah does not have the same economic stability as they have. They say Noah is "trash! trash! trash! Not for you!", they didn't want their daughter to throw all their effort away on a "summer romance". In order to get rid of their problem they decided to leave town giving Allie no opportunity to say goodbye to her first love.
After leaving town, Allie's parents watched her cry herself to sleep for weeks, and didn't inform Allie of the letters Noah had sent her everyday for a year. All this was because Noah didn't earn the same amout of money as they did. After many fights with her parents, and even getting engaged to another man. Allie and Noah found each other again and lived happily ever after.
The Notebook is a story about about Allie, brought up in a rich family, with parents who put a lot of pressure on her to go to university and become very successful just like themselves. Allie meets a boy, Noah , in a much lower economic status than herself, and, after a lot of convincing from Noah, they fall in love (Much to Allie's parent's disgust). Allie's Parents realize Noah does not have the same economic stability as they have. They say Noah is "trash! trash! trash! Not for you!", they didn't want their daughter to throw all their effort away on a "summer romance". In order to get rid of their problem they decided to leave town giving Allie no opportunity to say goodbye to her first love.
After leaving town, Allie's parents watched her cry herself to sleep for weeks, and didn't inform Allie of the letters Noah had sent her everyday for a year. All this was because Noah didn't earn the same amout of money as they did. After many fights with her parents, and even getting engaged to another man. Allie and Noah found each other again and lived happily ever after.
Monday, July 13, 2009
raisin in the sun
raisin in the sun stars well known star Sean 'P Diddy' combs. the film is about poverty, racism and internal conflict these themes involve all of the character. i believe the secret river also expresses these themes throughout itself.
In the film they are poor and Walter(P. Diddy) is forever trying to earn money for his family; going into dodgy business investments just to get one step further. This relates to the secret river when Thornhill is trying to persuade Sal to agree to him owning their own land; he believes this is best for his family.
Also in the film the grandmother receives an amount of money; the inheritance of the grandfather's passing, this news brings about conflict between the family, all of whom give their two cents to where the money should go and who it should be given to, the conflict that arises in relation to the money is conflict within themselves their own morals and values. this relates to Thornhill in the secret river because he also has conflicting views in his mind about what is right and wrong.
the other theme i mentioned was racism, this occurs when the grandmother decides on what to do with the money. she had decided to buy a house. the house is in a white community on the south side of Chicago. the film, being set around the 1950's, shows the diversity between the African Americans and white people around this period. The white people went to many lengths to show the Younger family wasn't welcome. as racism is a major theme in the secret river i thought this also would relate to it.
In the film they are poor and Walter(P. Diddy) is forever trying to earn money for his family; going into dodgy business investments just to get one step further. This relates to the secret river when Thornhill is trying to persuade Sal to agree to him owning their own land; he believes this is best for his family.
Also in the film the grandmother receives an amount of money; the inheritance of the grandfather's passing, this news brings about conflict between the family, all of whom give their two cents to where the money should go and who it should be given to, the conflict that arises in relation to the money is conflict within themselves their own morals and values. this relates to Thornhill in the secret river because he also has conflicting views in his mind about what is right and wrong.
the other theme i mentioned was racism, this occurs when the grandmother decides on what to do with the money. she had decided to buy a house. the house is in a white community on the south side of Chicago. the film, being set around the 1950's, shows the diversity between the African Americans and white people around this period. The white people went to many lengths to show the Younger family wasn't welcome. as racism is a major theme in the secret river i thought this also would relate to it.
Friday, July 10, 2009
The movie Signs (2002) staring Mel Gibson follows an average family whose life changes dramatically when they discover they must defend their home from a hostile Alien invasion.
I feel this movie really relates to the encountering conflict context and to the Secret River as it demonstrates how any race, if threatened, will violently protect its home, whether it is Human vs. Alien, or ‘white’ men vs. ‘black’ men as we see within the Secret River. Signs also relates directly to the Secret River as it follows an invasion of earth, similarly to the way the English invaded Australia and the way in which both the aboriginals and English react to such threats over what they believe to be rightfully theirs.
I feel this movie really relates to the encountering conflict context and to the Secret River as it demonstrates how any race, if threatened, will violently protect its home, whether it is Human vs. Alien, or ‘white’ men vs. ‘black’ men as we see within the Secret River. Signs also relates directly to the Secret River as it follows an invasion of earth, similarly to the way the English invaded Australia and the way in which both the aboriginals and English react to such threats over what they believe to be rightfully theirs.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The 1997 movie Men in Black revolves around the conflict between the men in black and an alien species who has invaded earth. Both sides are in battle to gain control of the universe which is concealed in a miniature galaxy which has found its way to earth . This strikes a cord with the Secret Rivers most prominent conflict which is the conflict between the blacks and the whites over who is to control the land.
The aliens disturb the earths way of living very much like the Europeans disturbed and destroyed the blacks way of life and the sequel Men in Black 2 coincides with the idea that these battles over power and supremacy are virtually everlasting.
The aliens disturb the earths way of living very much like the Europeans disturbed and destroyed the blacks way of life and the sequel Men in Black 2 coincides with the idea that these battles over power and supremacy are virtually everlasting.
The 2006 movie Apocalypto, directed by Mel Gibson is similar to what’s going on in The Secret River. Apocalypto shows the culture and lives of the Mayan people, we are shown how the live and how they going about their everyday, similar to how the Aboriginals would have had their own culture and way of living.
At the end of Apocalypto we observe the first stages of the colonization of the ‘new world.’ The Spanish arrive on their ships to take over the land, the movie ends at this point but we know that the Spanish came and decimated the population, destroyed the land and eventually left little of the Mayan culture.
The Secret River tells of how the British came in their ships and took over the land, came into conflict with the natives and would eventually go on to leave little of the Aboriginal culture.
At the end of Apocalypto we observe the first stages of the colonization of the ‘new world.’ The Spanish arrive on their ships to take over the land, the movie ends at this point but we know that the Spanish came and decimated the population, destroyed the land and eventually left little of the Mayan culture.
The Secret River tells of how the British came in their ships and took over the land, came into conflict with the natives and would eventually go on to leave little of the Aboriginal culture.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Don't forget about your S/N task
Hope the study break is going well for all of you. Remember, I will be checking to see if you have made your 4 'The Secret River' posts asap after the break. Alert notices will go home if the task is not completed. You need to complete a post for the Picture Panic, Text Tremors, Film Flogging and Music Matters areas of the blog.
The posts will discuss articles of your choice. Your discussion should consider the article in relation to the context of Encountering Conflict and highlight any connections between The Secret River and the article. Also, include an idea for a piece of writing you think the material would inspire noting the form and audience for the piece.
So, have a go. Don't panic about doing it right or wrong, in this case it's about the discussion we can generate and the ideas that will put us in a strong position from which to tackle the exam. If you see something put up by someone else that gets you thinking leave them a comment. If you come across something that inspires you in regards to The Line put a post up about that too. Good Luck.
The posts will discuss articles of your choice. Your discussion should consider the article in relation to the context of Encountering Conflict and highlight any connections between The Secret River and the article. Also, include an idea for a piece of writing you think the material would inspire noting the form and audience for the piece.
So, have a go. Don't panic about doing it right or wrong, in this case it's about the discussion we can generate and the ideas that will put us in a strong position from which to tackle the exam. If you see something put up by someone else that gets you thinking leave them a comment. If you come across something that inspires you in regards to The Line put a post up about that too. Good Luck.
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