PHIL 1301: Doyouagree or disagree with this assessment of the goodlife? Why or why not? In support of yourargument, pleaserefer to specific passages from the video
In a 750-1000 word essay, please respond to the following:
Nietzsche famously proclaims that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For him, a life of comfortableness and ease is a worthless, wretched, and wasted life. Do you agree or disagree with this assessment of the good life? Why or why not? In support of your argument, please refer to specific passages from the video (Alain de Botton’s “Nietzsche on Hardship—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness,” available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to the textbook readings, which you must cite using MLA format. Students who do not fulfill the above criteria will only be eligible for partial credit.
essay about Les Miserables Movie theological themes
8 pages doubles spaced
Do not summarize the movie or explain the plot
Discuss 3-5 theological themes present in the film. Present your argument for how those themes are a part of the movie’s narrative and explain what they communicate. The last two pages of the essay should be a summary/articulation of what the movie says about God and the human person, as well as how you would explain the theology communicated by the movie.
I may have a link to the movie and can help choose the Theological themes to discuss
Please note that this video has been broken into 9 video section. View all 9 then answer the questions below.
Your observation and answers should be a narrative totaling about 2- 3 typed pages (at least 2 1/3 page). (Be sure to answer all the following questions)
Select 2 characters from the play and discuss their performances in the areas of:
Acting(Character Development & Use of Speaking Voice).
Singing Voice.
Movement or Dance Ability.
Discuss the Set & Costume Design!
Does the set allow the actors to move freely on the Stage?
Do the Costumes assist the audience in understanding the Characters on Stage?
Can the actors move freely on stage? Are the costumes limiting the movement of actors while the dance or sing?
Did you notice any problem with the actors during the Show that related to the Set or Costumes?
How would you evaluate the technical aspects of the show during the performance?
Did all of the light and sound cues work appropriately?
Were there any mishaps during the run of the show? What were they? Who created the problems?
How did the musicians and the sound crew work together? We’re singers having a problem with their mics so that you couldn’t hear them speak or sing? Was the band too loud or too soft. Explain what you observed!
Hi there, nice working with you. Here are some reminders:
1. What is your interpretation of the story and how it ends? (Please use only your own interpretation. No looking up sources.)
2. Describe 2 specific sounds or musical effects you hear, and how does it reflect the story (please give specific time-stamps for when an example of each sound occurs.
I grew up with this song. My mom had the record (which I still have now), and my sisters and I would listen to it over and over again, singing along. Listen to “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and answer the following questions.
(If you’re familiar with the song, please try to eliminate any previous associations and try listening as if you’re hearing it for the very first time)
1. What is your overall response to this song?
2. How do you interpret the story? What is it about? What is happening?
3. How does the music tell the story alongside the words?
so basically explain the reading that is listed above into 4-6 sentences at least each
This is the reaction to foreign clips Our first clip is from the 2001 Mexican film Y Tu Mama Tambien. Brilliantly written and directed by Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron (Oscars for Gravity and Roma), the film is a funny/poignant look at two young men wrestling with their sexuality and the sometimes awkward time between High school and adulthood. Tenoch and Julio ruled by their raging hormones decide to ask a sexy older woman along on a cross country trip to a beach in Mexico. As common in many foreign films especially from Latin America and Europe, the sexuality is bolder than what would be shown in an American film due to a more open acceptance of this subject compared to the Puritan view in the U.S. Another interesting aspect of this film is Cuaron tells the story with the use of an omniscient narrator to describe the actions (omniscient narrators are not a part of the story but rather an all knowing voice who seems to be aware of all action- a God like all knowing being). The following clip is a funny scene in the film where the two male best friends are fighting over sleeping with each others girlfriends
Please watch the following clip from Y Tu Mama Tambien:
Our next clip is from the 2005 Oscar nominated film Paradise Now from Palenstine/Israel that looks at the long standing conflct between the two countries in the West Bank area of the Israeli/Palenstine border. The film is an in depth look at a terrifying subject – suicide bombers. In the film, we meet two Palenstinian men preparing for a sucide attack in Israel. Conflict arises when one of the men decides he wants to back out of the attack. The film was widely praised at looking at this intense political subject in an artistic manner. In contrast to the black and white view normally reported by media, we see the human element attached to it. The following scene explores how one of the intended bombers is waiting to board a bus to Tel Aviv and is uneasy about his task. This is the type of powerful/political filmmaking often seen in foreign films.
Please watch the following clip from Paradise Now.
Our next clip is from the 2005 Oscar winning (Best Foreign film) Tsotsi from South Africa. As discussed in this week’s Recent Nationalist Movements reading, the film is an intense/powerful reflection of a troubled country divided by racial conflict/and poverty. When the film begins we meet a young street criminal who abuses others and steals car. His latest robbery takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a baby in the back seat. Since returning the baby would lead to his arrest, he decides to keep the baby and try to take care of it. The film’s power and poigancy derives from how these events change a violent criminal into a more giving individual. In the following scene the young man pleas to his neighbor/friend for aid in taking care of the baby.
Foreign films often delve into subject matter that an American film would never touch. Such is the case with the intense 2012 Danish film The Hunt. Director Thomas Vinterberg is known for his gritty films dealing with characters pushed beyond limits. The Hunt examines a man in a small Danish village who becomes the victim of mass hysteria when he is wrongly accussed of abusing a child (his best friend’s daughter) in the kindergarten class where he works. Interestingly, we are shown that he is indeed innocent making the terrors that await him even more distubing. Actor Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibel, Casino Royale) gives a brilliant performance and this is the type of intense film that goes for the jugular vein asking very important questions along the way. In the following scene , Mikkelsen’s character is trying to by groceries in a his town where all have imposed a “witch hunt” against him.
Our next film clip is from the 2014 anthology film Wild Tales from Argentina. Anthology films consist of a number of different short films usually tied to a certain genre or subject (like reading a short story collection). Wild Tales is dark comedy looking at characters who are pushed to extremes. The film has one of the most brilliant beginning scenes I’ve ever seen. It just hooks you into the film and grabs you into the action. This clip is the first story in the film. A 7 minute biting look at passengers boarding a plane who discover now all is what it appears to be.
Our next clip is from the highly acclaimed Oscar winning 2018 Netflix film Roma. Alfronso Cuaron wrote, directed, edited and shot this beautifully made very personal/auto biographical look at growing up in a tumultuous time in Mexico during the 1960s/1970s. The film looks at the life of a live-in housekeeper of a middle class family during this unsettled time. This is a brilliant/multi layed passionate filmmaking at its best. Each scene a work of art (so prevalent in many foreign films). The following scene depicts an actual 1971 student massacre aka The Corpus Christi Massacre through the eyes of lead character Cleo.
Our final clip is from this year’s top Oscar winner- Parasite. It’s a sharp/satirical and brillaint look at social class from Korean director Bong Joon-Ho. The film explores a poor family (the Kim’s) who scheme to each become employed by a wealthy family (Park)- thus as the title suggests- infliterating their household and falsely posting as high regarded individuals. The film goes from biting comedy to terrifying horror. Ho wisely writes his characters to do the unthinkable so we never really know where the plot may be going but are hooked. Each scene framed masterfully and digging dip to explore how we look at the class struggle. Parasite became the first foreign film (from Korea) to win the top Best Picture Oscar. The cast is just terrific giving their ensemble work much passion and depth. Again, this film retiterates how foreign films explore tough subjects with depth and artistic passion. The following clip highlights the film’s brilliant direction- the Kim family have taken over the Park household as their own only to be suprised by the Park’s announcing they are returning early from a trip
Watch the following clip from Parasite
This is the indie clips Our first clip is from the 2001 Mexican film Y Tu Mama Tambien. Brilliantly written and directed by Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron (Oscars for Gravity and Roma), the film is a funny/poignant look at two young men wrestling with their sexuality and the sometimes awkward time between High school and adulthood. Tenoch and Julio ruled by their raging hormones decide to ask a sexy older woman along on a cross country trip to a beach in Mexico. As common in many foreign films especially from Latin America and Europe, the sexuality is bolder than what would be shown in an American film due to a more open acceptance of this subject compared to the Puritan view in the U.S. Another interesting aspect of this film is Cuaron tells the story with the use of an omniscient narrator to describe the actions (omniscient narrators are not a part of the story but rather an all knowing voice who seems to be aware of all action- a God like all knowing being). The following clip is a funny scene in the film where the two male best friends are fighting over sleeping with each others girlfriends
Please watch the following clip from Y Tu Mama Tambien:
I have attached all 4 reading, for the clips you should show your reaction about the clips
