Film 1

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1.    Early in the movie, we discover that Cole's parents recently divorced. He’s attached to things that belonged to his dad (the glasses, the broken watch, and the gloves he wears because the house is so cold). Similarly, within Cole’s "tent," he has a set of religious statues. What do you think motivates him to collect these things? How were these things helpful to him as he dealt with "the ghosts" or with his classmates? When has physically holding onto something helped you get through a difficult time? I think he uses these objects as a self defense mechanism since he doesn't have any other self defense. Also when I was younger I would sleep with stuffed animals to keep me feel secured from danger, and thats what cole is doing with his tent full of religious statues. 2.    Think about the day in the classroom when Cole objects to the way his teacher is looking at him. Talk about the feeling Cole has of being a freak, of being told he doesn’t fit in...

Synopsis  In this movie a young boy struggles with feeling different and being picked on, but the reality is that he sees dead people. Those dead people need closure and come to him. Since he is so odd, he gets a councilor that helps him with his "secrets". He eventually comes to tell Malcolm (the councilor) that he sees dead people and Malcolm doesn't believe him, but continues to help him. Malcolm's wife is irritated with him being gone for so long that she becomes close with another man. Cole the young boy is very scared of these ghosts he sees, but Malcolm concludes that he should talk to them and ask what they want. Soon enough he begins to let them communicate with him, and then becomes comfortable telling his mother about this secret. His mom is skeptical at first, but soon believes him when he reveals a truth about her past as a young child, that his grandmother told him. Malcolm and Cole come to a close on their sessions, so they agree to stop seeing each ot...

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"It's my Dad's new web site" Watch the video and answer the following questions on your Blog: 1) Describe the video in a sentence or two. A cute and young child is roaming the beach with a stick in their hand while chasing birds, and then at the end of this video says "It's my Dad's new web site". It's setting up that this video is for a new website that the child's parent made. 2) What is your 1st reaction to the video--how does it make you feel? Honestly, I was confused because I was waiting for something to happen and it was uneventful. I think it was super cute, but it ultimately was for the benefit of the person making the video.  3) Identify 3 emotions that you think the video was   i ntended   to elicit.   Cuteness, Persuasion, Interest. I think it intended these because there is one sole purpose for making this video, and it's to portray the fact that there is a new website. 4) Do you think those emotion...

1) In what way do the shadows and silhouettes of the  Film Noir  style affect the story of The Night of the Hunter? I  shadows in movies portray that there is an evil presence, and using the silhouettes in the movie mad it more eerie, and suspenseful. 2) What role does music play in the movie? The music plays a role in this movie big-time, because we rely on music to set the tone of a movie, and in this movie it made it more frightening 3) A variety of animals were shown in the river scene where John and Pearl are fleeing from the Preacher, Harry. What do you think those animals symbolized? 4) Name 2 ways in which the juxtaposition between  Good  and  Evil  were represented. 5) Select 3 words to describe each of the following characters Harry Powell-Preacher Ben Harper-Dad : headstrong Willa Harper-Mom John Harper-Little Boy :smart,  Pearl Harper-Little Girl Uncle Birdy-Dockmaster Rachel Cooper-Rescuer 6) Using t...