Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) is an American movie directed by Benh Zeitlin. This color drama/fantasy film was adapted from the play Juicy and Delicious by Benh Zeitlin and the writer of the play, Lucy Alibar. This PG-13 film was co-produced by Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures, and Journeyman Pictures.
Main actors: Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), Wink (Dwight Henry), Jean Battiste (Levy Easterly), Miss Bathsheba (Gina Montana), Walrus (Lowell Landes), Litte Jo (Pamelar Haper).
Context Though Beasts of the Southern Wild was Benh Zeitlin’s first long film, he wrote and directed several other short films, including Glory at Sea (2008), The Origin of Electricity (2006), and Egg (2005) . After watching all these four films, it is interesting to notice the consistent themes in his work: Life and death, destruction and rebuild, survival and rebirth, and love. It seemed that he tried
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The film Beasts of the Southern Wild has several lines combined together. The first one is the growth of Hushpuppy. She was trained to become independent and strong enough to survive in cruel environment. At the beginning of the film, though six-year-old hushpuppy was so mature in her age that she could cook for herself, she was mad at her dad’s disappearance without notice and cursed him to death in a childish way. She used to think Bathtub was the center of the world and kids in a million years later will know that once upon a time, there was a Hushpuppy. However, after experiencing losing home and friends, after realizing how weakness her dad was; Hushpuppy became a real man who was so strong in will and power that she could even command the old-day-king of the world, aurochs. In the end of the film, she said “I see that I am a little piece of the big, big universe, and that makes everything right.” The destruction of Bathtub and the growth of Hushpuppy; the death of the father and the new born king of Bathtub; the life continues in a common circle: death and
From an early age the artist felt ostracized from nature and his only connection to wild life was through the natural museum of history and his uncle’s house, which was filled with taxidermy. His parents were divorced and his father suffered from alcoholism. His tough childhood forced Walton Ford to find humor in the challenging aspe...
Imagine a historian, author of an award-winning dissertation and several books. He is an experienced lecturer and respected scholar; he is at the forefront of his field. His research methodology sets the bar for other academicians. He is so highly esteemed, in fact, that an article he has prepared is to be presented to and discussed by the United States’ oldest and largest society of professional historians. These are precisely the circumstances in which Ulrich B. Phillips wrote his 1928 essay, “The Central Theme of Southern History.” In this treatise he set forth a thesis which on its face is not revolutionary: that the cause behind which the South stood unified was not slavery, as such, but white supremacy. Over the course of fourteen elegantly written pages, Phillips advances his thesis with evidence from a variety of primary sources gleaned from his years of research. All of his reasoning and experience add weight to his distillation of Southern history into this one fairly simple idea, an idea so deceptively simple that it invites further study.
I’ve introduced you to Shelby and M’Lynn already; now let me introduce you to Clairee Belcher, played by Olympia Dukakis. Clairee is a wealthy widow of the former mayor of Chinquapin Parish, is a refined southern lady and lover of gossip. Truvy Jones, played by Dolly Parton, is a small town “glamour technician”, gossip and reader of “Southern Hair Magazine”. She believes that “there is no such thing as natural beauty”. Many of the scenes in this movie take place in her beauty shop. Anelle Dupuy, played by Daryl Hannah, is a young woman straight out of beauty school and trying to start over in a new town after her husband mysteriously disappears, along with most of her belongings. Last but not least, we have Ouiser Boudreaux, played by Shirley MacLaine. She is abrasive, eccentric, rude and “richer than God”. She also happens to be my favorite character in the movie. The chemistry between these great actresses is what makes this movie one of the best, if not the best I’ve ever seen. When they are all together, it is movie magic! The dialogue and emotions that are so perfectly portrayed by all, will only leave you wanting more. Some of the gossip sessions are very dramatic and will bring you to tears, but some are so funny you’ll want to pee your pants. As Truvy states in the movie, “laughter through tears is my favorite emotion” and this movie delivers
The book "Montana 1948" by Larry Watson is a story happened in a small place, Montana, which mainly focuses on justice verses family loyalty, the need for power and the racism. With the exposing of Frank’s crime which is rape and murder, the serious conflict between Wesley’s family and his father’s has raised. Wesley decided to use the power to do good things which is sending Frank to the jail, no matter who the person and his or her relations are, people must pay for their crimes, (pg. #150). However, Julian tried to protect his son by abusing his power. This issue ended with the suicide of Frank. So, the power and control contests between Grandfather and his son, Wesley, is the most critical factor that lead to the tragedy in Montana.
Jon Krakauer, the author of the novel, Into the Wild, portrays Chris McCandless, a young man who travels into nature unprepared and foolishly to find his true identity and dignity. Chris McCandless wants to evade and fled the claustrophobic confines of his family. He has a grudge against his family, except his sister, which caused him the desire of vanish. Nature, the wild, is a place where he believes he can find his true self and his proper status in the society. Sean Penn, the director of “Into the Wild”, shows his remarkable journey of Chris McCandless, allowing the audience to experience his unwillingness to give up in searching his dignity. Through the use of Chris McCandless’s characterizations in both Krakauer and Penn’s works, they
In her book, A Voice from the South, Anna J. Cooper expressly addresses two issues: the participation of women in American society and America’s race problem. These are two issues very close to Cooper as an African American woman herself and she claims to speak for all African American women on these points. She argues that for America to be a truly democratic country that has freedoms for all people, it must have participation by women and blacks.
Distinctively visual language and cinematic techniques highlight to the responder the particular literal and metaphorical experiences characters are faced with, within a text. Peter Goldsworthy’s novel Maestro, Don McLean’s song ‘Vincent’ and the intriguing film Australia by Baz Luhrrman, explore the ways in which the human experiences of an individual’s connection to landscape is fundamental in shaping one’s sense of identity, personal growth and development. Composers further explore the realisation that our lives can be enriched by an understanding and appreciation of art as well as a deeper understanding of the importance of love and lust. The depiction of characters is conveyed through distinctively visual images to highlight the subsequent development of courage and resilience leads responders to a deeper understanding of how human experiences can create a sense of individuality.
Hello everyone, I welcome you to “Inside a Directors Mind”. For those unfamiliar with my work, I am Julian Schnabel, director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This film follows the tragic struggles Jean-Dominique Bauby faces, a young man who suffers from locked in syndrome; a stroke causing the body and facial muscles to be immobilized while consciousness and eye movement remains. My purpose for tonight is to share three aspects this film employs, allowing it to reach its level of success. These aspects include sound techniques, visual motifs, metaphors and camera angles. Adding to these features, this film also explores the resilience of the human spirit, showing how robust one’s will to survive can be.
The reclusive film director Terrence Malick has to date, only directed a small number of films. His twenty year hiatus between directing Days of Heaven (1978) and The Thin Red Line (1998), may provide the explanation for such a sparse back catalogue. Malick’s refusal to talk with the media, has led to hearsay, as to how he occupied his time during the hiatus. Malick’s directing debut Badlands (1973) is a collection of concepts, all carefully moulded together to create one iconic piece of film. This process draws in and also alienates the audience. Malick’s style is positively noted by critics to be influenced by European philosophy. This is clearly due to Malick’s study of philosophy at Harvard and Magdalen College Oxford. There is no given explanation to the mindless violence featured within the film, mainly due to the films resistance to the straight forward approach. The familiar and the unknown are carefully merged together. The only way of gaining an understanding into the hidden meanings within Badlands is by breaking down the film, by looking at the characters, the use of sound, the visual setting and the films genre. The illusionary effect of Malick’s style means that all is not as it seems.
The concept of Manifest Destiny was simple: American settlers believed that they were destined to grow across the continent, coast to coast. There are two basic themes to Manifest Destiny. They are the principles of American people and the Americans mission to move into the west. Historians say that Manifest Destiny was like a competition. Democrats endorsed the idea of it; however, many of the leading Americans, like Lincoln and Grant, rejected the idea of it. “American imperialism did not represent an American consensus; it provoked bitter dissent within the national polity….Whigs saw America’s moral mission as one of democratic example rather than on of conquest,” said Daniel Walker Howe.
Historically the south is slow to change. Maybe it is the easy going gentile way of life, or maybe change brings the fear of the unknown. Slavery to segregation to racism to finally acceptance of people who didn’t have a choice in birth. Like a diamond in the rough
Whoopi Goldberg was also Celie also Desreta Jackson was Celie was Celie in the movie. Celie was a women who didn’t have a good life, but it turned out ok in the end. Donny Glover was Albert or Mister who was a rapist,abuser, and a very bad person, but he regretted it in the end. In the movie Margaret Avery who was Shug Avery and she was a singer and a great person who was loving and kind. Akosua Busia who was Nettie, she was a caring nice person also she was very smart. Willard E. Pugh was Harpo Johnson. He was an abuser mostly because of his dad, but then he became a good man. Rae Dawn Chong was Squeak who was Harpo’s girlfriend. Dana Ivey was Mrs. Millie, she made Sophia her slave. Then Adolph Caesar who was Old Mister Johnson who wasn’t a very good man because he only wants a wife to take care of him and to take care of his house.
The novel Aleutian Sparrow, tells the unknown story of Vera, an Aleut who is forced to leave the Aleutian Islands after the Japanese navy’s attack seven months after Pearl Harbor. After the Japanese attack the village evacuated to the forests of Southeast Alaska. Through the first months after being relocated the Aleut’s try to adjust to life in the internment camp, but struggle without their pre-existing culture resources and their native land. Throughout the progression in the novel Vera and some of her other friends and family find jobs in Ketcyikan, a neighboring town that is approximately eight miles away, however, still struggle to live happily. The remaining of the novel documents, the Aleut’s on-going struggles with poverty, discrimination,
Traditional Southern Belle’s are recognized as one of God’s greatest creations and continuously overshadow women from northern US states. These women have an undeniable natural charm, a warm and dazzling smile, and perfect manners. Southern Belle’s can also be recognized for her unforgettable southern accent, kind-hearted hospitality, and graciousness. Traditional Southern Belles were unjustly overlooked in society although they were a strong pillar for their background, cultural beliefs and lasting impact around the world.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie demonstrates the life of a young, reservation boy who is trying to go above and beyond everyone’s expectations of how he is supposed to live his life. Arnold learns a lot about who he is and how it is possible to still be an Indian while being off the reservation. He wants hope and goes as far as leaving almost everything he knows behind to go find it. He chooses to live a life of opportunity and possibility. However, the road to these accomplishments are not easy. Arnold must go through death, pain, and suffering to get there. By reading the chronicles of his life, the reader becomes aware of certain themes that make the novel a uniquely Indian piece of literature. A few of