• In this episode, New York City is portrayed in a very noir fashion, with the episode almost exclusively taking place at night. This echoes the way New York City was represented in “The Angels Take Manhattan”. • The episode follows the narrative of a typical comic book. It is over-dramatic at times and features a scene split into comic book panels. • Twelve’s attitude towards people has clearly improved since the beginning of his time on the show. He is much more empathetic • River Song’s influence on the Doctor is seen in this episode, as is tendency to act recklessly following losing someone. • Lucy is an example of the change in women’s roles that has occurred since Doctor Who began. She is independent, career driven, and represents the
essence of New York and all its nuances in the form of terse observations. Whether
Picture Manhattan in 1860, a time before the city had been dolled up and gotten ready for the silver screen, before the glamour and allure took over. Amsterdam Vallan (DiCaprio) is a young Irish man that migrates to the USA at a young age. Amsterdam’s story takes place in Five Points District of New York, a filthy and dangerous part of the city before it was deleted form history. As a young boy Vallan witnessed his father’s murder at the hand of William Cutting or Bill the Butcher (Day-Lewis) during one of their many gang wars. As Amsterdam’s story progresses along side The Butcher they become inseparable, but Amsterdam had ulterior motive. Ultimately, Amsterdam attempts to betray his new found ally in order to avenge his father’s death. Historical accounts of events are almost always synthesized by the storyteller; in the case Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese tells of Five Points, The Dead Rabbits Riots, and The Draft Riots, but is his fictional story accurate through history?
These journal entries showcase how the characters are unable to see Lucy the same way they did at the beginning of the novel. By extension, she is no longer perceived as human but some kind of creature. The intertextuality of the text displays how through the perspectives of multiple character view Lucy during these shifts, she reverts from personhood to ‘thinghood’ consistently throughout the collection of letters and journal entries that make up the novel. To put it simply, Lucy is like a ticking time-bomb due to her lack of control over her own consciousness, this essentially makes her vulnerable to the by dark supernatural evil invading England. It is up to the group of advisories to protect and rule over her. The group of advisories assumes responsibility over the situation, as Lucy’s condition worsens over time, solely because cultural relativism of the period leads them to believe that man is responsible for governing women. The way that the group of male advisories addresses Lucy, frame their relationships with her and even name her are methods used to cope with the changes that she embodies, as both a “New Woman” and as an emerging vampire. The
Gangs of New York is a war-packed film directed by Martin Scorsese that takes place in New York during the Civil War. This 2002 film is about a young Irish immigrant, named Amsterdam, who returns to the Five Points to get revenge on William Cutting, a powerful gang leader who murdered his father. One scene that really sticks out within the film occurs during the draft riots that took place in New York. Although this particular scene is historically accurate, there are some parts of the scene itself that seem to have a bigger impact overall. The parts that create this impact show how important this dark period was and how violently this event played out in the real world.
Furthermore, Dusk on Lower Broadway has two obvious color schemes that stand out. For instance, the tall buildings seem to all be in
The character’s demeanour changes the entire atmosphere of the movie due to experiencing serious trauma through bullying in childhood. The
New York Day Women a story by Edwidge Danticat. It talks about a young woman’s thought as she follows her mother from a distance. She was kind of surprised to see her mother outside of Brooklyn, Her mother never really go anywhere but in Brooklyn. Her mother never seen the building where Suzette works and she is also talked in subway, where she is really afraid of it. Suzette was shocked and worried, then she followed her mother as she walk the streets. Her mother was doing everything opposite that she said to Suzette. In this story, it shows their love for each others. Suzette was using her entire lunch break time to follow her mother to see what’s happening, which is an example of love. In my connection, it won’t be the same as this story,
Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler utilized extreme camera angles to seize Manhattan’s forceful and lively qualities. The intentionality of their work is key, their cameras aren’t free traveling. Paul Strand and Walter Benjamin’s camera position is not accidental. Where they set up the camera is not where something will happen, rather where the happenings take place, and turns the subjects of his work into narrators, where the camera acts as a listener. When they rearranged the position of the camera as opposed to the subjects, the pictures were freed in a sense, almost to a point where you could put all his pictures together and they’d transform from still life to abstraction.
Why are outsiders so fascinated with New York Is it the way that our city is portrayed by producers & directors? To the typical native New Yorker there is nothing special about the location in which we live it’s just average. the common notion to outsiders it that new York is this great city surrounded by fashion, gilts and glamour, normally they think of Manhattan which includes one world trade, the empire state building, central park, etc. people who aren’t from our city don’t know what it’s like to live here, they don’t understand what it takes out of someone to constantly put up with the stench, the noise, the exorbitant prices of everything & the long unending winters.
Doctor Who is a television show about an alien, the Doctor, who travels across time and space in his TARDIS to save the universe. The Doctor is hundreds of years old because instead of dying, he regenerates and gets a new face and personality. Although he could regenerate into a woman, he has yet to do this in his thirteen incarnations; instead, the show provides a female cast through his Companion. The role of the companion is to travel with the doctor and temper his alien-ness with their humanity. The companion is a young, attractive female who is ready to leave the drudgery of her human existence and travel to the ends of the universe with the Doctor. Despite my love for this show, it’s obvious gender stereotyping and the way the women are wri...
Diana Spencer, more commonly known as Princess Diana – or even Princess Di to some – was with out a doubt one of the most influential women of our lifetime. Diana represented what the woman of the 20th Century could become. Strong willed, independent and gorgeous all at once. Not in recent history had royalty, much less that of the United Kingdom, connected so well with the people. She was the first member of the royal family to travel the globe and meet with children victim to land mines and HIV/AIDS. Diana held so much power – and was loved so much by her people – that at her funeral, some referred to her as the Queen of the People. It is said by some that because of her extraordinary influence over the English nation, she suffered an untimely death.
A story, big or small must have a beginning, middle and end. This is called the ‘3 Act Structure’. Act1 is the beginning of the narrative, which introduces the situation (catalyst). Act2 is the middle of the storyline, which introduces the complication (crisis). Act3 is obviously the last and final part, which establishes the resolution of the story (climax). In most cases, your character/superhero will transform the narrative. A game cannot have a storyline comparable to a movie or film, but it cannot not have one.
The main character of the storyline was Mr. Incredible, the equivalent to Superman in his town. He and his wife, who was also a super hero, were forced to conform to living a regular suburban life due to after all super-powered activities have been banned by the government. While trying to conform to his new life many years go by, once he realizes that his prime pasts is when he begins his mid-crisis.
When you associate anything with New York City it is usually the extraordinary buildings that pierce the sky or the congested sidewalks with people desperate to shop in the famous stores in which celebrities dwell. Even with my short visit there I found myself lost within the Big Apple. The voices of the never-ending attractions call out and envelop you in their awe. The streets are filled with an atmosphere that is like a young child on a shopping spree in a candy store. Although your feet swelter from the continuous walking, you find yourself pressing on with the yearning to discover the 'New York Experience'.
The role women play in today’s society is a drastic change from the previous role. Women used to be confined to the superiority of the man. Physically, mentally, and emotionally abused, belittled, embarrassed, and silenced. These are just a few examples of the emotion from the isolated treatment of the past. A woman’s role in today’s society is more valued than ever before.