Beginning, Middle, and End

The movie Artificial Intelligence is an excellent example of a film with a great ending. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, the plot consists of a boy who happens to be searching for his long lost mother. The only problem is that the boy doesn't know that he is a robot and believes that he was lost when he was actually abandoned. At the end, the boy finds out that he is in fact, a robot, and that his mother had passed away several years ago. However, a group of intelligent life forms find the boy and are able to resurrect his mother for a single day. The fact that makes this movie ending great is that the boy is able to reunite with his mother despite the constraints of time and mortality that would have otherwise made his dream impossible. In everyone's life there is always a beginning, middle, and an end, no matter what point in time it may be. At this point in my life, my time to become independent is beginning. Soon enough, I'll be off to a college or university and will probably move out of my home and possibly even the state, depending on where I may end up. I'll have to begin to make some career choices and maybe even get a part time job. This beginning however, results from an end of another thing. That is, the end of my carefree youth. From now on, I will no longer be able to enjoy the trouble free lifestyle that I have now, there will be several challenges to come along with adulthood and difficult decisions will have to be made. Therefore, I must mature and try to make as little mistakes as possible in order to succeed in the future.

Undeserved Misfortune

Undeserved misfortune is one of the five essential elements of a great film. It can be found in all movies as well as in real personal experiences. In Inglorious Bastards, we can observe the undeserved misfortune in the scene where Soshana's entire family is brutally murdered simply for being Jewish. This, in turn, makes the audience care for Soshana and sympathize with her plan to avenge her family by assassinating Hitler. Undeserved misfortune can also be observed in real life experiences. I once had a friend named Edgar in seventh grade; we weren't exactly best friends, but we used to talk a lot, especially about video games. Then, I remember that he suddenly stopped talking to me. I didn't know why, I just assumed that we didn't have things to talk about, so I left things as they were. I would occasionally pass by him from time to time, but he would always give me this angry look. I hadn't done any wrong to him, so I was confused as to why he was so mad at me. Then one day, he finally approached me and told me that he had heard from  some other people that I was saying things behind his back. I was surprised to hear that and immediately denied it, but he didn't believe me. Things took a turn for the worse, but we eventually cleared things up and we never really talked much after that. And so a simple rumor caused me to lose a friend, even though I didn't have many since it was my first year at that school. I suppose that this event could be turned into an idea for a film.

My Film Job

Out of all the available positions for film production, I think that I would be best suited as the casting director for several reasons. First of all, I'm great at memorizing things so I wouldn't have a problem remembering the dialogue and helping out the actors with their lines. I also work well with others, so cooperating with the other members of the group will not be an issue. As a casting director, I feel that I would be able to bring a character's actions and emotions to life, without having to deal with my personal embarrassment of being on camera. Overall, I think that the casting director position would make me asset to the group and allow me to grow as a person.

Conflict

Conflict is one of the most important elements of a film. Conflict keeps things interesting and it can be found in several films and real life situations. In The Fifth Element, the conflict of the movie consists of a group of heroes, named Lilu and Dallas, who are desperately trying to stop a deranged man from collecting four sacred stones. In this case, the conflict of the film is man versus man. However, the sacred stones are needed to prevent the apocalypse from occurring which could also make the conflict man versus nature. Conflict can also be found in real life experiences. I remember that I had once bought a ticket to a school dance, but I had doubts of even going because I couldn't dance and I wasn't sure if any of my friends were going. It was also my first time going to a dance, so I didn't know what to expect. I guess you could say that this conflict was man versus self. Eventually, I decided to go, and I had a great time. This experience could be turned into an idea for a film, but it would be difficult, as it would require several extras.

My Review of The Elephant Man

In my opinion, The Elephant Man is among one of the best movies that I have seen so far. One of the main things that I liked about this movie was that it was based on true events because it gives the audience an insight as to what life was like in nineteenth century London. More importantly, it allows the viewer to experience the affair involving John Merrick as if they were there first hand, even though it occurred over one hundred years ago. I also enjoyed how the entire movie was shot in black and white to emphasize on the time frame in the past. The acting in the movie was also exceptional; the thoughts and actions portrayed by the characters were so realistic and convincing that they were actually able to manipulate my emotions and even forced me to reflect on my own moral behavior. I also appreciated how David Lynch was able to portray John Merrick as an intellectual, sophisticated, and optimistic individual in order to reveal to the audience that there was more to John than his physical appearance. Overall, The Elephant Man was a great film.

My Name is John Merrick

Today, I was forced to make an appearance at a freak show somewhere in France, far from London, far from home. I was not feeling very well, but I had no choice, the only person who could house me for now was Bytes. I remember being introduced as I stood behind the curtain waiting to make an appearance, an appearance that that would demean as  a human being. As the curtain was drawn I stood up and turned around, but I was very ill and I collapsed and fell to the floor. Bytes was furious, he demanded that I stand up again but it was useless there was no point in asking me to stand up because I simply did not have enough strength physically and emotionally. Later that night,  I could hear Bytes babbling on about who knows what and realized that he was probably drunk. I was trying to get some sleep when Bytes suddenly dragged me outside and threw me into a cage next to some aggressive baboons. I was scared, but I could not do anything to stop it, so I quietly accepted the fact that I would remain in the cage for the rest of the night. A few hours later, I noticed some of the other freaks approaching me and was shocked to find out that they wanted to help me. Words cannot even describe the gratitude I felt for their extreme kindness as they helped me out of the cage and escape into the night.

Welcome To My Nightmare...

The last nightmare I remember having took place a couple of months ago. I remember being in a dark, secluded area and I felt as if someone was staring at me from a distance. Naturally, I decided to run without really thinking of what I was going to do next. I ran into a dark, wet cobblestone corridor that seemed to get longer as moved forward. Eventually I reached a dead end and I turned around to see a shadow-like figure approaching me. With nowhere to run, I remained still, paralyzed by fear. I blinked and when I opened my eyes I saw that I was being stabbed repeatedly. And before I was able to do anything else, I realized that I was already dead and everything went pitch black. After that I woke up and realized that I had a nightmare, probably because I  had watched CSI before going to sleep.

Compassionate Science

I am not sure whether or not I have what it takes to be a compassionate scientist like Mike Ebeling. With the several improvements that companies have contributed to technology, it is certainly possible to change someone else's life significantly, simply through the use of things such as computers or three dimensional printers. The only things that most people lack these days are two key factors, motivation and commitment. In today's society, the media has exposed many of us to war, crimes, and violence so excessively that most of us have become apathetic to the cruelty and sadness that surrounds us. That is why many people today have no drive to make a change, let alone commit to a cause whenever they witness something unfortunate. The sad truth is that people like Mike Ebeling, who actually use science and technology to help others in need, are rare. If we would only be willing to set aside our own interests to help satisfy the interests of others, we would have more compassionate scientists.

The Future!

I have many thoughts on how life will be like one hundred years from now. In the future, there will be a certain amount of the human population, mostly rich, who will be able to increase their lifespan by several years through genetic engineering. Most technologies will be able to be implanted to humans and will most likely monitor our behavior, whereabouts, and health status. It is likely that the population will have decreased significantly due to some outbreak such as ebola or  a modification of mad cow disease. On Earth, there will probably be a shortage of resources. In fact, most human life may be found on an entirely different planet than our own. With the ISS or IXS (not sure) Enterprise under development, it is very likely that humans will have moved to a new planet, possibly one of the Kepler planets. Life on Earth may not be as great one hundred years from now and life on other planets may be highly advanced and under the organization of one government or organization.

One Time I Laughed Really, Really Hard

One of the times that I remember laughing really, really hard was during my summer vacation. I remember having a conversation with my older brother in his room when we both heard a loud thump come from my older sister's room next door. Thinking that someone might have gotten hurt, I rushed into the room,only to discover my older sister lying on the floor in an awkward position. Now it was not the fact that my older sister fell from her bunk bed that made me laugh really hard, it was the fact that after falling she laid on the floor for around two whole minutes after falling down. It was as if after falling she thought, " Screw it, I'll just lay here.", and that thought of that kept me laughing until I had trouble breathing. Needless to say, my sister was not hurt, she was just too lazy to get off of the floor.

My Review of Modern Times

In my opinion, Modern Times is actually a very entertaining work of cinema, despite it being a silent film. What I enjoyed the most about this film was its incorporation of comedy into a movie where the protagonist is constantly  enduring hardship. This in itself allowed the audience of that time, as well as myself, to be able to relate to and enjoy the movie; although the audience of 1936 probably lived a harder life. I also greatly appreciated the fact that Charlie Chaplin performed his own stunts for the sake of entertainment. Another thing that I enjoyed was Charlie Chaplin's use of symbolism and metaphors throughout the movie to display the modern problems society faced during 1936. One of the things that I am somewhat unsatisfied with is that Charlie Chaplin made the movie a silent film when he very well could have had sound in the film. I am very interested in knowing what the little tramp or the gamin sounded like, but I suppose none of us will ever know. Overall, Modern Times was a fantastic movie.

My Thoughts on Bullying

Throughout the many years that I have been in school, I have witnessed a few incidents of bullying. Most of these incidents occurred during my years in middle school and I regret the fact that I sometimes did nothing to stop a victim from being bullied. I was fresh out of elementary school and I was not used to seeing people being bullied. The truth of the matter is that I was afraid to stand up to those who intimidated and bullied others because I did not want to get involved and become a victim myself. If  I had the opportunity to go back and help those who I ignored I would because I  am now not new to this type of thing and less intimidated by others. I do not want anyone to suffer from permanent emotional and mental scaring simply because I lacked the confidence and courage to speak my mind.

My Favorite Movie

Out of all of the movies that I have ever viewed, Inglorious Bastards is by far one of the best movies that I have ever seen. There reason for this is because this movie incorporates several of my favorite movie elements into one single cinematic piece. One of the main things that I thoroughly enjoyed about Inglorious Bastards was its combination of both action and comedy. The fact that this movie was able to remain humorous throughout the entire plot of the movie and yet provide me with a feeling of suspense and excitement is what makes it in my opinion one of the greatest movies ever. I also enjoyed the use of many different languages throughout the movie. The variation in language also makes the plot more believable, especially when you consider that the movie takes place during World War Two. That is why Inglorious Bastards is one of my most favorite movies.