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Patrick Cardozo COMM 1304 Intro to Communication Professor Bridget Mueller 3rd March 2017 Analysing the effective communication concept and skills between the two major characters in la la land, Mai and Sabastian Just like we all dwell in our various relationships, the movie la la land highlights the struggle we go through in overcoming communication obstacles in our daily life. Our behaviour and various interaction at each stage in our relationship really matter in establishing a solid bond. La La Land tells the story of Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, an enthusiastic jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in Hollywood, the movie explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams. Sebastian intends to do his part to preserve …show more content…
when Sebastian went to Mia’s workplace and he took her out. on their way, Sebastian started to ask questions about her and the things she likes; he asked her about who she is currently seeing and she tells him how long they have been dating for. they talk about their professions, Sebastian tells her how much he loves jazz music and how his dream is to own a jazz club. he tells her about a place that was formerly a jazz club but turned to a samba tapas place now. She also tells him how she fell in love with acting and how she and her cousin will always reenact scenes from movies in her room. she also tells him that she should have been a lawyer but she left school to pursue her dream as an actress. She then tells him she hates jazz and he gets so disturbed at that statement and decides to take her to a jazz club to explain the interesting fact about jazz …show more content…
Later, she met him at a pool party where he was playing with a band, she walked up to the band and requested that they play a song and then he recognised her, from here they started to build a relationship they finally got to talk and get a sense of each other at the party. The progression from their contact stage to involvement stage of their relationship was quick, they both started to Self-Disclose information about each other at the party but their self-disclosure was mild, next day he went to her workplace then took her on a walk, there was more self-disclosure, he then asked her on a date to the movies, this was where their relationship progressed from involvement stage to the intimacy stage because the both shared some intimate moment. She allowed him to kiss her, from that moment they started dating and were committed to each other, their deterioration stage happened when Sebastian got a steady job as a pianist for a popular pop
The book defines communication as a message one person sends and another receives. (Intimate Relationships, Marriages & Families, 2011) I refer communication with the film because there were a lot of instances where issues could have been resolved if the family was able to communicate better. There were moments where the characters could have felt that they were communicating, but they might not have been doing so effectively. Some good examples were Miriam complaining about things not getting done around the house or complaining about Rodolfo wage not being enough. Rodolfo heard her complains but did not care to take action because of the way that Miriam was communicating her wants or needs. With this scenario Miriam got Rodolfo into combative listening. He didn’t care to take action into her complains as he felt she didn’t work and the little money extra they had she would spend it going out with her friends. In return this would make the situation worse because Miriam would feel as if her feelings were being ignored when the communication was not being addressed right. Towards the end of the movie when they both want the relationship to work they listen and communicate more effectively about their wants and needs. With the ability to work on their listening and communication skills as well as having more empathy for each other Miriam and Rodolfo were able to give their relationship
Looking back and forth on her childhood and adolescence in Puerto Rico and New Jersey, it is narrated in a contemporary voice, but also in part her childhood voice. The movie and memories focus on the influence of her father, even from a distance, and the role of women in society.
The film Friday Night Lights, directed by Peter Berg explains a story about a small town in Odessa, Texas that is obsessed to their high school football team (Permian Panthers) to the point where it’s strange. Boobie Miles (Derek Luke) is an cocky, star tailback who tore his ACL in the first game of the season and everyone in the town just became hopeless cause their star isn’t playing for a long time. The townspeople have to now rely on the new coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton), to motivate the other team members to be able to respect, step up their game, and improve quickly. During this process, racism has made it harder to have a success and be happy and the team has to overcome them as a family.
Key terms will be pointed out and highlighted, as well as described in relation to the examples extracted from the film. To begin with the film started out with a communication climate that was both tense and without verbal communication. This was mainly due to the variance in membership constructs of the characters involved. The character's included the brain Brian, Andrew the athlete, the criminal Bender, the princess Claire, and the basket case Allison. There was a great deal of interesting nonverbal communication taking place between these people. Their reactions and responses to each other demonstrated perceptual errors, which would be shown as the story progressed.
Sankofa filmed and directed by Hallie Gerima in 1993 explores the past in which African Americans were brought over as slaves and what they endured while there. In the movie, the main character Mona who is also portrayed as Shola, goes to Ghana for a photoshoot where she encounters the “village protector” Sankofa. Sankofa sees Mona and notices she is very first worldly, she’s wearing makeup and a blonde wig. While noting that she has lost her roots he approaches her to remind her to remember where she came from. Soon after she is jolted into a spiritual time travel back to the past where she experiences the life of those who lived in Ghana at the time of slavery. Mona who then takes on the role of Shola is taken though the experiences of traveling to the states, being branded, and mistreated by the master. Once at the plantation she takes us on a journey through the life of the individuals on the plantation as well as well as her own.
Paper Towns is about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen and his childhood friend Margo Roth Spiegelman. When they were kids, they spent a lot of time together, but as they grew up, they also grew apart. Then, one day, Margo shows up at Quentin’s window, asking him to help her. They then spend the night seeking revenge on Margo’s high school friends who she says have wronged her. The next day, Margo disappears, which isn’t uncommon for Margo. But this time, Quentin gets involved in the mystery until, eventually, he’s the only one still looking. Quentin believes Margo wants to be found and has left a trail of clues for him. After searching for a while, Quentin finds the clue that leads him to Agloe, New York, where Margo is. Quentin and his friends take a road trip there, to find out that Margo isn’t what Quentin expected at all.
“I’ve never been on a baseball field, if I did, the kids in my neighborhood would spit loogies on my forehead.” (Clark Reedy, benchwarmers) Clark is one of the main antagonist in the movie “Benchwarmers” along with a few other nerds. This movie shows that no matter if any person is popular their dreams can still be full filled. I highly recommend this movie to all because it's enjoyable to watch and shows how the importance of real friendship. “Benchwarmers” shows the difference between Gus Mathews, Richie Goodman, Clark reedy, and Mel Carmichael.
Not to mention, the ending was satisfying, due to the careers Sebastian and Mia successfully made inroads into, with Sebastian opening a jazz music club of his own and being successful early on, and with Mia having finally become an actress in a filming industry based in Paris, following years of auditioning. However, their career success stories came at a price: their love for each other was not allowed to
It is not until Sebastian specifically encourages her to write her one-woman show that Mia makes an active effort to change her career path, and when that fails she goes right back to accepting her alternative career. Sebastian, on the other hand, does try and actively change his situation. He encourages Mia twice to make strides in her career. He is shown rehearsing and playing in various bands; when he does finally accept a job, it is one within his realm of interest, to an extent. Sebastian is constantly vocal within the film about what he sees as wrongdoing, in terms of his chosen path and Mia’s.
In the year 2017, “La La Land” swept many categories at the Academy awards including best actress, best cinematography, and best director. In addition to its stunning scenery and top of the line acting, “La La Land” won the Academy Award for best original score. After watching the movie, this choice will be obvious due to the incredible melodies intertwined into the plot of this jazz-based movie. “La La Land” follows the lives of Sebastian and Mia, two star-crossed lovers trying to make it in Los Angeles. Mia is an aspiring actor who feels defeated in her dream due to millions of failed auditions while Sebastian is a pianist whose goal is to carry on the magic of jazz with his own jazz bar but is currently hired as a restaurant pianist. The two meet briefly and their fates cross several times before a connection is made and a relationship is
Both Footloose movies are almost the same, they were just created almost 30 years apart. The original Footloose came out in 1984, and in 2011, the remake of Footloose followed. Although there is hardly ever a remake that’s better than an original, this one seems to be an exception. If the viewer takes into consideration the acting and dancing of the characters, the plot and racial diversity, and the advancements in technology, they will find that the newer version is much better than the older one.
La La Land is a musical movie of America in 2016. It wins six Oscar awards with eight nominated, including Best Directing, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and so forth. This movies shows the cultural perspective of American dreams, which is the soil for nurturing the dreams. The cultural
Recently, there is a spike of historical films being released lately. One of the films is an Academy Award nominee for “Best Picture,” Selma. The film, Selma, is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. The film shows the struggles of the black community face with the blockage of their voting rights and the racial inequality during the civil rights movement. Selma is about civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. heading to the rural Alabama City, Selma, to secure the voting rights for the African American community by having a march to Montgomery. It shows the struggles from what the African American community had to endured during the 1960s. Selma shows a social significance to today’s current events, specifically
Mia is what we would call "an old soul", and because of this, it is so reflective and profound that it is hard not to get attached to the character. The book is narrated in first person by Mia itself, so that, as she wanders around the hospital and tries to figure out what exactly is going on, we know as much as she. However, the narration innovates in telling not only the present, but interim between various flashbacks of his past. These glimpses at what happened before the accident is what gives us her old life, her family, her friend Kim and her love for Adam. Due to her severe accident, Mia went into comma. In the entire period of her comma, her feelings about her boyfriend changed drastically. In the beginning of the story she had deep love for her boyfriend but it changed during her near the end as she had not the same feelings for her boyfriend that used to be in the beginning. This suggests that Mia is a dynamic character. Mia was confused about her relationship with Adams as she was not sure about the direction of their relationship with him. Mia intended to attend the Julliard in New York; on the other hand, Adams wanted to stay in Oregon. This created a fear for Mia and she were afraid that distance will eventually affect make them apart. At one stage, Mia decided to try another instrument instead of Cello in order to appease her parents. As her family were against her and they all loved rock music. Therefore, she also decided to follow the footsteps of her parents. But when Mia falls in love with Adam and comes close to him, he advises her not to abandon playing Cello. Kim also played an important role in convincing Mia to carry on playing Cello. They both tried to convince Mia that playing Cello is her passion and she must not quit for the sake of anyone be it family members. Moreover, they also told them that she should not
Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, but why are some movies academy award winners while others plummet in the box office. I believe there are five major factors that go into creating a successful film beginning with the storyline, script, directing, sincere chemistry as well as realism. Script writing that is genuine and one an audience member can connect to is crucial; as is having a plot that doesn’t move so fast, and is able to seamlessly transition into different scenes.