ON THE ISLAND
Now we are into the body of the film. Chuck wakes up in the life raft. He checks his beeper and his watch. He begins to realize that he is alone but still attempts to communicate. He hollers, “Hello, anybody?” He writes H-E-L-P in the sand and later with tree limbs. Now that he has survived the crash and washed up on an island, complications occur; new problems arise.
11. Describe the differences between the soundtrack of the film in the expository phase and in the time Chuck is on the island. What are the sounds we hear in each one? What is the message the filmmakers are trying to tell us through these differences?
As you watch Chuck adjust to the next four years of his life, he seems to accept his predicament and
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It trying to say that he now completely away from civilization and now instead of humans running the area, it’s that of animals and nature.
12. Chuck takes shoes from the body of one of the crew members. What are the filmmakers trying to tell us by this?
Looting a corpse isn’t really something that’s really looked up to in a normal society. Considering that he is no longer in a normal society anymore the morals and rules don’t really apply to him anymore.
13. What is the importance of the fact that Chuck opens up some of the FedEx boxes and how does this relate to his actions with the shoes?
Considering that he took his job really seriously, opening up the packages is considering a great offense no matter what the circumstances (although I believe he would’ve at least been excused in this case). However, he finally knows that he just going to have to at least break some of those rules to try and survive through this.
14. There is one FedEx box that Chuck does not open. Notice what this box has on it. What is it? Does this tell you
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I feel like this is the defining moment in which he finally accepts his surroundings, mainly because all the hope that he had of leaving is now gone. He no longer fears the consequences of opening those packages since he’s no longer believes he’s getting off that island.
16. We are shown sunsets and sunrises while Chuck is on the island. What shots do these remind you of that were shown in the expository phase?
They remind of one of the first scenes on the prairie where you could see everything for miles down. It’s something that Chuck might have held on to as well just to be able to see again. One key element in survival is fire, although weather conditions on the island do not seem to indicate a need for heat to keep warm. Chuck works hard to get a fire started and feels jubilant when he succeeds. He dances and sings, “Light my fire.” He can now eat cooked
... and live out in these past six weeks. He sees the horrible person that he used to be and instantly wants to part of it any more. He knows now that his place is right here in Ecotopia. For the past couple weeks he knew deep down that he should stay here, but couldn't bring himself to admit it openly. Not until he is shown is former self, does he admit his true feelings and decide to stay in Ecotopia.
He decides that this is his big break and decides to do so. This eventually brings
Marc looked to the natural world as an antidote to modern life, from which he felt increasingly alienated. Nature and animals
...iosity that he always had, but this time becomes honest and accepting of what happens.
Imagery: Some of the images that most stood out to me were when McCourt mentions his father, "Dad reading The Irish Press and smoking a cigarette" I can picture his father just there reading the newspaper so nonchalant and carefree as if his house weren't half destroyed. Also when they mention Italy, a very beautiful place that contrasts greatly with the current state of his house.
When the doors to the port-a-potty washed up on the shore and Chuck began organizing his escape one would argue that this was Chuck’s self-actualization moment. He eventually finishes the raft and sets off into the ocean. One morning a storm hits, sending Wilson off the raft. With the majority of his raft destroyed, his food gone along with Wilson gone, Chuck falls back down the hierarchy. Luckily he was found and nursed back to health. The movie leaves off with Chuck standing in the middle of a crossroad deciding what he wants to do with his new found freedom and having yet to reach self-actualization again.
The first still black and white image is a screenshot from the final scene in John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) in which Wyatt Earp leaves Tombstone, Arizona with his brothers to tell his Pa about James death. Clementine represents civility and femininity in her role as future schoolteacher in contrast to Mexican prostitute and saloon girl Chihuahua. In this image, Wyatt Earp and Clementine stand apart from each other leaving the audience to wait for a long overdue kiss between the two, which evidently is only on the cheek. Clementine's hands are positioned low but it looks like she is clenching on to something thereby revealing some anxiousness about Wyatt Earp leaving. In the final scene, Clementine represents civilization in which
Although fire is linked to human life, as it is essential for survival, not only its use for food, security and warmth, particularly in the extreme cold weather
The need for safety is an important need. It’s the need for shelter and having the feeling that you are okay all the time. When chuck's plane crashed, he floated on a raft in the Pacific ocean all night through a terrifying thunderstorm. When he floated to the island he used the raft as a bed and as a roof. Almost every night there were tropical storms keeping him up all night. He was then able to meet those needs by finding a cave to sleep in and store his belongings to keep them out of the
I can compare this book to The Treasure Island. Although Tom is clearly not a pirate but I can compare him to Jim Hawkins. Jim is also outgoing and adventurous, all he wanted to feel was to be considered as a man, and Tom too feels that way. When Jim went into a voyage full of action and sword fighting, he discovered treasure that was to be called a legend. They are similar in a way that both boys wanted to be considered responsible and in both ways they have courage.
"To Build a Fire" is a story about a man who is traveling alone in the frozen Yukon. He knows that it is not safe to be traveling when it is so cold, but stubbornly keeps moving. He falls through a crack in the ice, wetting his feet. In order to stay alive, he must build a fire, warm his feet and move on. Despite several attempts, the man fails and dies. Of the fourteen pages within "To Build a Fire," eight of those are devoted to the events of the man trying to make a fire; the other six mainly focus on the setting. The man's determination to build the fire is evident-a simple annoyance at the beginning leads to a frantic demise at the end. The plot was as simple as one man's attempt to survive against nature.
The beginning of the scene has music that resembles a hero or victor. It feels strong and is loud to announce that the coming of someone important. As the pirate passes the hanging skeletons, the music changes ever so slightly to make it seem more like patriotic, which matches what he is doing as he sails by. Overall, the music is upbeat and loud so that the audience knows the importance of this character in the film. Once the night scene happens, the music changes to something much more dramatic. It is still loud, but is slower and sounds somewhat harsh.
solution to his situation at the close of the novel. He realizes that there is
they got away with it the day prior. Even though it’s a violation of Army Regulation
Images of different different seasons of the year to explain the process of growing older. Images that depict the fading of light in a persons soul transforming into darkness. Images that the reader can perceive as vivid actions. Images that all symbolize one thing, death. In the first quatrain the speaker begins by comparing an old middle age man to a tree with few to none yellow leaves hanging on its branch, and branches moving to the wind of a cold late autumn/early winter day. Image that depicts a lifeless trees and shivering branches, branches that perhaps represent the weak muscles of the speaker. Another image is depicted in the first quatrain containing the same idea. The image of an old church choirs in ruins. In the second quatrain the speaker depicts a moving image of a twilight that can be seen fading on him as the sun sets in the west and soon turns into darkness. Symbolizing the last moments of life the speaker has. In the third quatrain the speaker depicts an image with a similar meaning as the previous, except for one distinctly last thought. The speaker depicts a living image of a bonfire extinguishing and turning into ashes, ashes that may represent his well lived youth. The image gives the idea that ashes represent what once was a beautiful life to the speaker. Overall the images representing the