B 7.2

The film William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) is a movie based off of the original play The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The setting takes place in modern times, but the language is in old English. I thought that combining the two different times were weird, but it did make the movie more unique, since there are a lot of movies of the play out there, this one would definitely stand out. The film was quite confusing at times, and it moved along pretty fast. I feel like the transitions weren’t done well.

In my opinion I didn’t really enjoy it. I just thought that the acting was poorly done, except for Leonardo’s acting. It seemed really awkward at times, and the characters were really weird. I also think that the ending could have been done better, or a little more accurate. Overall I don’t think the movie was awful, but I also don’t think it was done well.

B6-Independent Novel Reading

I read the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This book is written by Mark Haddon. There is only one book, and there is no sequel to it. The main character is Christopher, an autistic boy whose perspective the book follows. He is really observant, and a lot smarter than most people see him to be. This is a really unique book since it is written by an autistic boy’s view.

The main character in this book is named Christopher. He is an autistic boy and the book is written in his perspective. He lives with only his dad, because he is lead to believe that his mom is dead. One night, Christopher was out for a walk, when he saw his neighbour’s dog, dead on their lawn. He really likes dogs, so he wanted to find out who did this. Throughout the book, he does some detective work to found out what happened to this dog. But as the story progresses, Christopher finds out a big secret that his dad has been keeping from him.

I really liked this book, I thought it was really unique. Since it is written from Christopher’s point of view, he doesn’t understand most situations, so he tells it exactly how it happened. The story is very interesting, although most of the action happens in between the middle and the end, rather than all of the action at the end of the book. Another cool thing about this book is that Christopher likes prime numbers, so the chapters are all prime numbers. Overall I think it is a really good book, and I would definitely recommend it to someone.

A4 CC- Character Alphabet

This is a character alphabet for the character Rita in the movie I Am Sam.

Rita
A is for arguments with her son.
B is for trying to Bond with her son.
C is for her Court cases.
D is for Don’t give up.
E is for should be an Easy case.
F is for Fighting for Sam.
G is for Growth with her son.
H is for Harsh with Sam at times.
I is for Ignored, by her son.
J is for Joy when Lucy is able to be with Sam
K is for Keep fighting.
L is for Losing is something she rarely does
M is for the Majority of people are against them.
N is for the Numerous amounts of court cases she has won.
O is for Sam’s Only hope in getting Lucy back.
P is for Pro bono.
Q is for never Quitting or giving up.
R is for the Right thing.
S is for Several court cases.
T is for Temper. Her very short temper.
U is for Unhappy with the relationship with her son.
V is for the feel of Victory.
W is for Willy her son, who doesn’t really listen.
X is for her hair, which is Xanthoses.
Y is for Yelling.
Z is for Zero chill.

A4 CR- I Am Sam Paragraphs

I edited the first three paragraphs.

1.Music in movies add a lot of effects and adds to the tone of the film. The music in I Am Sam is very unique. It really adds to the mood and the tone of the story and it is a lot different from other movies and is ideally placed. It sometimes matches the movements and what’s going on. For me it got me more involved into the movie. For example, in the courtroom, when Lucy was getting taken away, the music really fit well and definitely made it a lot better.

 

2.Dynamic characters are an important part in movies and stories. There are quite a few dynamic characters in this story, Sam being one of them. In the beginning Sam tries to raise Lucy on his own, but in the end, he realises that he can’t do it on his own. Another dynamic character is Rita, his lawyer. At the beginning of the movie, she takes Sam’s court case just to prove to her friends that she does pro bono. But by the end of the film she is glad she took the court case, since it really affected her.

 

3.Parallel means the same or very, very similar. In the movie I am Sam, his lawyer’s life parallels his. They both cannot control their emotions, and get furious when they don’t get what they want, because of this, Rita, gets involved in this case and tries to help Sam. Rita is used to winning all of the time, so when they don’t win the first court case, she gets really upset. She also gets upset when her son won’t listen to her.

 

4.The way the movie is set-up is quite unique. It is told in three different acts, and this separates the film. The first act is when Sam first has Lucy, and when she is born. The next act is when the court has decided to remove Lucy from home, and he no longer has her. The third and final act is when he finally gets along with the foster parents and gets Lucy back.
5.Camera angles in movies can change the mood a lot. In I Am Sam, the camera angles are a lot different from most movies. The camera is usually never centred, and pretty much all the time is moving. I like the camera angles in this film because it gives it a sense of realness, like you’re actually there. It also adds to the mood, and example being when he was making coffee, the camera was really frantic and had a lot of movement. It would also zoom in and out in some scenes, adding tension.

 

6.Sam has a disability, and a mental capacity of a seven-year-old, so he doesn’t understand most things. But there are a lot of times in the movie that he proves to be a lot more insightful than most mature characters. For example, in the courtroom, Sam explains that he doesn’t need to be smart, as long as he is there for her and can be a proper dad, that’s all you need. He doesn’t have to be that smart. Sam knows what is right and what is wrong, proving to be a lot more insightful than others.