There are countless television shows out there that connect to people on different levels, most of them being live action. Viewers of these shows will tell others it had to do with anything from realism to relatable traits found in various characters. One common thread that will most likely be shared between all of the choice is that being the show is not animated. However, I would argue that animated shows are just as good and even better than live action ones. One of the animated television shows that inspired me is Avatar the Last Airbender. This show taught me many life lessons over its course and showed me character struggles that I could connect to and learn from in my everyday life. Having characters that despite their fantastical powers be such down to earth people helped me connect with them even more.
Each and every character that the main character Aang encounters has not has an easy life but is dealing with the unusual situation of learning they have special gifts. Instead of letting their situation or what could be defined as a handicap by being born with these abilities these
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Instead she chose to be her own person and use her abilities to strengthen her powers. Let me introduce Toph Beifong. Toph is a blind girl born to a rich family who is treated fragile as if she can break any second. However, she proves that she is strong. She can earthbend and uses vibrations in the ground to tell her positions of other people and things as her seeing guide. In addition, she does not let her rich background cloud her judgement of other people or affect what others think of her. She makes sure that people see her for her abilities and personality and not for things she cannot control. What an incredible life lesson from an a beautifully developed animated
It has taught me to never give up hope, even when times are hard. My favorite character is Vivian. I liked her a lot because in her life, she has been through some dark times. As a young girl, she was always loving. When she grew older, that same love never died, but flourished. After getting to know Molly, she gave her that same love that she always had. Even though Vivian is an older woman, she heart never grew
less for worldly, material things, yet eventually turns into a character to be pitied because of her
All signs in the beginning of the movie point to her personality was being mostly influenced by the environment. Examples of environmental factors include her overly affectionate parents, her rich upbringing, and no punishments for her
It addressed many real life issues that many other series don’t really mention at all, it almost seemed like it was an “uncensored” a version of friends or stein field. The two main episodes that I focused on were the “Ladies and Gentlemen” and “Parents” episode. Within the Ladies and Gentlemen episode the main focus of the episode was to discuss the issue of inequality and the problems that everyone seemed to be going through at the time. There were some scenes that gave obvious depiction of binaries and conversation that were pretty much just examples of appropriation during this episode, which is why I ended up picking this as one of my episode to talk about since It was pretty much a freebie. Now for the other one, it was by far my favorite episode. It pretty much tells the story of both the characters in this episode and shows how much they had to do just get started and to get to where they were in the current time of the show. Just like how gender, races and sexual orientation are starting to be less defined, it seemed to me that this also occurs in a more complex way. Such as how they grew up to be much different than their parent and the life they live right now is apparently new and wasn’t really there before. Also how the parents act by the end of the episode compare to the begging is quite
Being able to deal with any situation. Never fight yourself (Wooden). She shows that she is poised by being herself, which is being a tough, straight-forward, but at the same time, a kind woman. Most of her adult life, she has always been herself and gave great advice to millions of people from the television to the people she meets every day.
Their family may struggle to get through some problems and some of their gender roles do not meet the traditional way, but they always make it work the best they can (p.115). They are not judgmental, have values, and everyone love each other (p.34). I love that the characters do not always get along and everything is not perfect. When I am a little older, I want to adopt a few children and this show expresses to me a different perspective and objection of life growing up in the foster system with parents that are different (p.35). I have not seen anything on this show that is not relatable to a common family or someone I do not
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts chivalry film released in 2000. It was directed by Ang Lee, who also directed films such as “Broke Back Mountain and “Life of Pi.” The film focuses on the three main characters Li Mu Bai, Shu Lien and Jen. Li Mu Bai stays on a Taoist monastery, and is an expert in sword fighting; famous for his Kung Fu. Unlike Li Mu Bai, Shu Lien is a Confucianist who runs a security company and has deceased fiancé. Another important character, Jen, is from a wealthy family and is taught by Jade Fox, who disguises as a nanny, how to fight. Jen is egoistic and contradicts the rules of both Confucianism and Taoism. Lo, also known as the “Dark Cloud” is a bandit who falls in love with Jen. The film mainly tackled on the importance of Confucianism and Taoism in one’s life and how these two are alike to each other when they are put together. In the film, we will see how they influence the character’s lives having Confucianism and Taoism beliefs performed together. We all know that these two philosophies are different from each other. Confucianism emphasizes morality, familial piety and respect for authorities to create peace and harmony among people. On the other hand, Taoism focuses on the harmony of yin and yang, detachment from worldly things, oneness with the nature and to go with the flow.
Character development and intertextuality both intrigue and inspire me to create characters of my own. I also enjoy seeing and making connections on my own. It may sound silly but I feel a sense of pride when I can say I get the reference when watching a television show.
She leans toward a feminist nature and seems resentful toward most men. For women, she is easy to respect and admire. She is an intelligent woman, however, she may not know the limits of her game. That is the beauty of society.
The thing that I specifically admire is the way she copes with the way she was brought up. She was brought up, to learn to use her power when she could to get money or food, or whatever she needed, but she knows that it isn’t right to steal, and it isn’t right to use a power that nobody else has to get something that you actually don’t deserve.
J.R.R. Tolkien's concept of too much power is summed up by Lord Acton when he once said, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." In Tolkien's first book of his fantasy based trilogy, Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Rings tells a story of a quest to destroy a powerful ring throughout Tolkien's created "Middle Earth". This quest was headed by a "Hobbit" named Frodo Baggins who, in the end, becomes corrupted by power himself. This corruption begins when Frodo uses his ring to become invisible over and over again to escape certain situations. The quest to destroy the powerful "Ruling Ring" forms the basis for this story.
William Golding’s book, The Lord of the Flies is a wonderful, fictional book about the struggle and survival of a group of boys trapped on an uninhabited island. This book kept me very interested and made me want to keep reading. The characters were very diverse and each had very appealing qualities in themselves. The setting is brilliantly described and the plot is surprisingly very well thought out. Many things like these make this book such a classic.
In the The Lord of the Rings, by J. Tolken, there are many things that make the story symbolic of a Christian influence. The constant emphasis of good vs. evil brings forth reason to suspect that this novel has a Christian basis. In this paper I will prove and backup my personal opinion through sighting specific examples of the influences from the book.
She goes after what she wants, she is not afraid of anything or anyone and her style is remarkable and exhibits class. As the show progresses you find out that she is having an affair with the president and she is aware of the consequences, but in the end she doesn’t seem to care about those consequences. She is always trying to fix everyone else’s problems/crisis, but many wonder if she is just avoiding having to fix the many problems/crisis she has in her own her life. Overall, her character is one that can be relatable and people can put their self in her shoes in different scenarios throughout the show. Just as Olivia tries to fix everyone else’s problems, some people do the same thing in their own
The movie is a very moving, sensitive and emotional story of redemption. The tale of how a young heartless thug can change into a softhearted guardian. This demonstrates that despite the poor living conditions, awful events and how heartless someone may seem. You can adapt to your surroundings and situations, you can also transform your life. Everyone has good in them you just choose whether to value it and utilize it or not appreciate it and discard it.